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disinter vs dig up

dig up vs disinter

disinter and dig up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disinter No No Yes No
dig up No No Yes No
As verbs, dig up is a hypernym of disinter; that is, dig up is a word with a broader meaning than disinter:
  • disinter: dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
  • dig up: find by digging in the ground
Other hypernyms of disinter include excavate, turn up.
disinter (verb) dig up (verb)
dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies find by digging in the ground
remove, harvest, or recover by digging
Difference between disinter and dig up

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