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turn up vs disinter

disinter vs turn up

turn up and disinter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
turn up No No Yes No
disinter No No Yes No
As verbs, disinter is a hyponym of turn up; that is, disinter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than turn up:
  • turn up: find by digging in the ground
  • disinter: dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
Other hyponyms of turn up include grub out, grub up, nuzzle, exhume.
turn up (verb) disinter (verb)
appear or become visible; make a showing dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
bend or lay so that one part covers the other
find by digging in the ground
discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining
be shown or be found to be
Difference between turn up and disinter

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