excavate

Definition of Excavate in English :

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Verb

1. excavate, unearth

recover through digging

Example Sentences:
'Schliemann excavated Troy'
'excavate gold'

unearth

2. dig up, excavate, turn up

find by digging in the ground

Example Sentences:
'I dug up an old box in the garden'

3. excavate

form by hollowing

Example Sentences:
'Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team'
'excavate a cavity'

4. dig, excavate, hollow

remove the inner part or the core of

Example Sentences:
'the mining company wants to excavate the hillside'

dig
hollow

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Excavate

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verb

1.

to remove (soil, earth, etc) by digging; dig out

2.

to make (a hole, cavity, or tunnel) in (solid matter) by hollowing or removing the centre or inner part

to excavate a tooth

3.

to unearth (buried objects) methodically in an attempt to discover information about the past

Excavate

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈexcaˌvated or ˈexcaˌvating

1.

to make a hole or cavity in, as by digging; hollow out

2.

to form by hollowing out; dig

to excavate a tunnel

3.

to uncover or expose by digging; unearth

to excavate ancient ruins

4.

to dig out (earth, soil, etc.)

verb intransitive

5.

to make an excavation

Excavate

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v. ex·ca·vat·ed, ex·ca·vat·ing, ex·ca·vates

v.tr.

1. To make a hole in; hollow out: excavate an ore-rich hillside.

2. To form by hollowing out.

3. To remove by digging or scooping out.

4. To expose or uncover by or as if by digging: excavate an archaeological site.

v.intr.

To engage in digging, hollowing out, or removing.

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