excavate
/ˈɛkskəvˌeɪt/ · 3 syllables
Meaning
verb
- recover through digging
“Schliemann excavated Troy” - find by digging in the ground
“I dug up an old box in the garden” - form by hollowing
“Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team” - remove the inner part or the core of
“the mining company wants to excavate the hillside”
Synonyms for excavate
Words that rhyme with excavate
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