/ ˌdɪsɪnˈtɜː(r); NAmE / verb ( -rr- ) [ vn ] ( formal )
1.
to dig up sth, especially a dead body, from the ground
OPP inter
2.
disinter sth (from sth) to find sth that has been hidden or lost for a long time
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from French désenterrer , from dis- (expressing reversal) + enterrer to inter.