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Definition of Excavate
1. Verb. Recover through digging. "Excavate gold"
Exact synonyms: Unearth
Generic synonyms: Bring Out, Reveal, Uncover, Unveil
Specialized synonyms: Dig, Dig Out, Dig Up
Derivative terms: Excavation, Excavation, Excavation
Generic synonyms: Bring Out, Reveal, Uncover, Unveil
Specialized synonyms: Dig, Dig Out, Dig Up
Derivative terms: Excavation, Excavation, Excavation
2. Verb. Find by digging in the ground. "I dug up an old box in the garden"
Exact synonyms: Dig Up, Turn Up
Specialized synonyms: Grub Out, Grub Up, Nuzzle, Disinter, Exhume
Generic synonyms: Obtain
Related verbs: Locate, Turn Up
Derivative terms: Excavation, Excavation, Excavation
Specialized synonyms: Grub Out, Grub Up, Nuzzle, Disinter, Exhume
Generic synonyms: Obtain
Related verbs: Locate, Turn Up
Derivative terms: Excavation, Excavation, Excavation
3. Verb. Form by hollowing. "Excavate a cavity"
4. Verb. Remove the inner part or the core of. "They excavate the trees"; "The mining company wants to excavate the hillside"
Exact synonyms: Dig, Hollow
Generic synonyms: Remove, Take, Take Away, Withdraw
Specialized synonyms: Drive, Ditch, Trench
Derivative terms: Dig, Dig, Excavation, Excavation, Hollow
Generic synonyms: Remove, Take, Take Away, Withdraw
Specialized synonyms: Drive, Ditch, Trench
Derivative terms: Dig, Dig, Excavation, Excavation, Hollow
Definition of Excavate
1. v. t. To hollow out; to form cavity or hole in; to make hollow by cutting, scooping, or digging; as, to excavate a ball; to excavate the earth.
Definition of Excavate
1. to dig out [v -VATED, -VATING, -VATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Excavate
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