untomb

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untomb

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From un- + tomb.

verb untombs · untombing · untombed

transitive To take (something, especially a body) from a tomb. [P]erchance the Turks are minded as John King of England was, who being wiſhed by a Courtier to untombe the bones of one who whileſt he was living had been his great enemy, Oh no, ſaid King John, would all mine enemies were as honourably buried.
Similar: see at disentomb
to reveal (something hidden)

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@misc{untomb_2026,
  title = {untomb},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/untomb},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}