uncharnel

U1N1C3H4A1R1N1E1L1

verb

To remove from a charnel house; to raise from the grave; to exhume.

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Meanings

verbuncharnel (third-person singular simple present uncharnels, present participle (US) uncharneling or (UK) uncharnelling, simple past and past participle (US) uncharneled or (UK) uncharnelled)

present singular third person uncharnels · US participle present uncharneling · UK participle present uncharnelling · US participle past uncharneled · US past uncharneled · UK participle past uncharnelled · UK past uncharnelled

  1. archaictransitiveTo remove from a charnel house; to raise from the grave; to exhume.

    Whom wouldst thou uncharnel?

    1817, Lord Byron, Manfred

Origin

From un- + charnel.

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Cite this entry
APA

uncharnel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncharnel

MLA

“uncharnel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncharnel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncharnel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncharnel.

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