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Excavate — synonyms, definition

1. excavate (Verb)

47 synonyms
bore burrow carry channel cut delve desecrate dig dig out dig up discharge discover disembowel disinter dislodge displace drill eviscerate excise exhume • • •
4 definitions

excavate (Verb) — Recover through digging. ex. "Schliemann excavated Troy" ex. "excavate gold"

excavate (Verb) — Find by digging in the ground. ex. "I excavated an old box in the garden"

excavate (Verb) — Form by hollowing. ex. "Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team" ex. "excavate a cavity"

excavate (Verb) — Remove the inner part or the core of. ex. "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"

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bring out core out hollow hollow out obtain remove reveal take take away uncover unveil withdraw
11 types
dig dig out dig up disinter ditch drive exhume grub out grub up nuzzle trench