NODE / 0954attestedMiddle English

exhume

TRANSLITERATION exhume

remove from burial

DATE: Middle English
SENSE: remove from earth verb
FAMILY: Indo-European / West Germanic
CANONICAL KEY: node:2:exhume:attested:sense:remove-from-earth-verb

Merriam-Webster identifies Middle English as the first English stage.

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Medieval Latin · Medieval Latin · out of earth verb

exhumare

to remove from the earth

SOUND: Middle English borrows Medieval Latin exhumare with minimal written reshaping.
MEANING: The literal removal-from-earth sense is retained.
SCHOLAR: Merriam-Webster Editors
CONFIDENCE: established

Exhume — Definition, Word History, and First Known UsesupportsEtymology: Middle English from Medieval Latin exhumare

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Present-Day English · 15th century–today · remove from earth verb

exhume

remove from burial; recover from obscurity

SOUND: Middle English exhume continues into modern exhume with later pronunciation standardization.
MEANING: Physical removal from burial remains primary while recovery from obscurity develops figuratively.
CHRONOLOGY: Recorded in English from the fifteenth century.
SCHOLAR: Merriam-Webster Editors
CONFIDENCE: established

Exhume — Definition, Word History, and First Known UsesupportsWord history and first known use: 15th century

Publishes the English chronology and physical burial sense.

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Middle Englishexhume→Present-Day English · 15th century–todayexhumeremove from burial; recover from obscurity

SOUND: Middle English exhume continues into modern exhume with later pronunciation standardization.
MEANING: Physical removal from burial remains primary while recovery from obscurity develops figuratively.

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Exhume — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Word history and first known use: 15th century ↗

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