ex ‧ hume /ɪɡˈzjuːm, eksˈhjuːm $ ɪɡˈzuːm, ɪkˈsjuːm/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: exhumer , from Medieval Latin exhumare , from Latin humus 'earth' ]
formal to remove a dead body from the ground, especially in order to check the cause of death SYN dig up
—exhumation /ˌekshjʊˈmeɪʃ ə n $ ˌekshjʊ-, ˌeɡzjʊ-/ noun [uncountable and countable]