reinter

verb

UK/ˌriː.ɪnˈtɜːʳ/
US/ˌriː.ɪnˈtɝ/

Definitions of reinter verb

  1. Transitive

    To bury a body again, typically after it has been exhumed or moved from its original burial place.

    • Following a thorough archeological examination, they decided to reinter the ancient remains at their original site.

    • After a lengthy legal battle, the controversial figure's remains were reinterred in the family's burial plot.

    • Due to the acquisition of the original cemetery, all the interred remains had to be reinterred at a new location.