1
[ verb ] find by digging in the ground

Synonyms

dig_up turn_up

Examples

"I dug up an old box in the garden"

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"

Related terms

hollow excavation

3
[ verb ] lay bare through digging

Synonyms

unearth

Examples

"Schliemann excavated Troy"

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"

Related terms

remove drive trench trench mining hole excavation

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Rhymes with

reactivate activate elevate renovate salivate aggravate innovate inactivate deactivate cultivate motivate captivate innovate ovate

Phonetic and Homophones

EH1 K S K AH0 V EY2 T

Similar Spelling

expatiate excavator excavation expiate expatriate exuviate expatiation

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