v.
Pronunciation: ig- ' züm, igz- ' yüm, iks- ' (h)yüm
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: ex · humed ; ex · hum · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin exhumare, from Latin ex out of + humus earth ― more at EX- , HUMBLE
Date: 15th century
1 : DISINTER < exhume a body>
2 : to bring back from neglect or obscurity < exhumed a great deal of information from the archives>
– ex · hu · ma · tion \ ˌ eks-(h)yü- ' m ā -sh ə n, ˌ eg-zü-, ˌ egz-yü- \ noun
– ex · hum · er \ ig- ' zü-m ə r, igz- ' yü-, iks- ' (h)yü- \ noun