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excavate

/'ɛkskə,veɪt/

Synonyms of excavate Antonyms of excavate Examples of excavate Usage of excavate Parts of excavate Definition that contains excavate Words sounding like excavate Explanation of excavate

verb
find by digging in the ground
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dig up turn up

type of:
obtain
verb
recover through digging
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"Schliemann excavated Troy" "excavate gold"

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unearth

type of:
bring out reveal unveil
verb
remove the inner part or the core of
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"the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"

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dig hollow

type of:
take take away remove withdraw
verb
form by hollowing
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"Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team" "excavate a cavity"

type of:
core out hollow out hollow

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