 excavate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] find by digging in the ground | |
| Synonyms: | dig_up turn_up | |
| Examples: | "I dug up an old box in the garden" |
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| Related terms: | obtain disinter nuzzle grub_up locate dig | |
| 2. | [ verb ] form by hollowing | |
| Examples: | "Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team" "excavate a cavity" |
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| Related terms: | hollow excavation | |
| 3. | [ verb ] lay bare through digging | |
| Synonyms: | unearth | |
| Examples: | "Schliemann excavated Troy" |
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| Related terms: | uncover dig | |
| 4. | [ verb ] remove the inner part or the core of | |
| Synonyms: | hollow dig | |
| Examples: | "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite" |
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| Related terms: | remove drive trench trench mining hole excavation | |
| Similar spelling: |
expatiate excavator excavation expiate expatriate exuviate expatiation |
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