Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To bury again.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb
bury again
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb bury again
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word rebury.
Examples
-
As a result, they dictated that archaeologists could dig up bones and skulls, but insisted that they would have to rebury them within two years "in an accepted place of burial" – a cemetery – while the excavations would have to be screened from the public.
Burial law is threatening archaeological research, say experts Robin McKie 2010
-
Scientists are already facing the prospect of having to rebury a horde of human bone fragments, the remains of more than 50 individuals, that were excavated in 2008 at a site known as Aubrey Hole 7, which is part of the Stonehenge Riverside Project.
Burial law is threatening archaeological research, say experts Robin McKie 2010
-
One of the men is convinced that if they can properly rebury this relative, the sickness affecting their village will abate.
-
Scientists object to Ministry of Justice rules which force them to rebury bones after just two years
Burial law is threatening archaeological research, say experts Robin McKie 2010
-
One of the men is convinced that if they can properly rebury this relative, the sickness affecting their village will abate.
-
The Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration told Exxon to rebury the Silvertip pipeline underneath the Yellowstone River's bed to protect the line from damage and said the company will need to submit a restart plan before it can resume operation of the pipeline.
U.S. Orders Pipeline Measures by Exxon Cassandra Sweet 2011
-
His family chose to rebury him in the same place, still wrapped in the same simple, white
-
Craig Ruttle/Associated Press Tony Godino of Bedford, N.Y., left, paid his respects with a handful of dirt at the end of a ceremony Wednesday to rebury the mysterious 19th-century regional wanderer known as The Leatherman.
-
In its order, the PHMSA told Exxon to use horizontal drilling methods to rebury the pipeline at the river crossing to protect the pipeline from external damage.
U.S. Orders Pipeline Measures by Exxon Cassandra Sweet 2011
-
Now the team faces the prospect of having to rebury the remains when their research has only just begun.
Burial law is threatening archaeological research, say experts Robin McKie 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.