uncharnel

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ charnel.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive, archaic) To remove from a charnel house; to raise from the grave; to exhume.
    • 1817, Lord Byron, Manfred:
      Whom wouldst thou uncharnel?
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