unbury

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verb

To dig up, to remove from the ground.

OriginMiddle English unburien ← Old English *unbyrġan →
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Meanings

verbunbury (third-person singular simple present unburies, present participle unburying, simple past and past participle unburied)

present singular third person unburies · participle present unburying · participle past unburied · past unburied

  1. To dig up, to remove from the ground.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
disinterexhume

Origin

  1. Old English*unbyrġan
  2. Middle Englishunburien
  3. Englishunbury

From Middle English unburien, unbirien, from Old English *unbyrġan (compare Old English unbyrġed (“unburied”)), equivalent to un- + bury.

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APA

unbury. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbury

MLA

“unbury.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbury. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unbury,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbury.

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