exhumation ex·hu·ma·tion UK/ˌɛks.hjuːˈmeɪ.ʃən/ US/ɛˌkshjuˈmeɪʃʌn/ rare noun 1. the act of digging up something (especially a corpse) that has been buried Synonymsdisintermentdigging up Related words Word family disinterexhume Broader terms deed WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.