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dig up vs disinter

disinter vs dig up

dig up and disinter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dig up No No Yes No
disinter No No Yes No
As verbs, disinter is a hyponym of dig up; that is, disinter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dig up:
  • dig up: find by digging in the ground
  • disinter: dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
Other hyponyms of dig up include grub out, grub up, nuzzle, exhume.
dig up (verb) disinter (verb)
find by digging in the ground dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
remove, harvest, or recover by digging
Difference between dig up and disinter

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