Rebury (Verb)
Meaning
Bury again; "After the king's body had been exhumed and tested to traces of poison, it was reburied in the same spot".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The team of archaeologists were instructed to rebury the ancient relics exactly as they were originally found.
- After years of disputed burial, the athlete's remains were exhumed and reburied in his hometown.
- The cemetery owners decided to rebury the remains of those whose gravestones were destroyed by the recent floods.
- Scientists conducted thorough tests on the mummy and then reburied it in a safer, more controlled environment.
- The historical society arranged to rebury the remains of the war veterans in a memorial park with full honors.