Excavate
verb'ɛkskə,veɪt
Verb
recover through digging
“Schliemann excavated Troy”
“excavate gold”
Similar:UnearthType of:RevealUnveilremove the inner part or the core of
“the mining company wants to excavate the hillside”
form by hollowing
“Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team”
“excavate a cavity”
Type of:Hollowfind by digging in the ground
Type of:Obtain
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Similar Words
- Unearth
- Dig
- Hollow
- Excavation
- Excavator