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   excavate

   /ˈɛkskəveɪt/

   verb

   • 1. make (a hole or channel) by digging: "the cheapest way of doing this was to excavate a long trench" Similar digdig outhollow outscoop outgougecut outboreburrowtunnelsinkquarrymine
   • ▪ dig out material from (the ground): "the ground was largely excavated by hand"
   • ▪ extract (material) from the ground by digging: "a large amount of gravel would be excavated to form the channel"
   • 2. remove earth carefully from (an area) in order to find buried remains: "the site was excavated in 1975"
   • ▪ reveal or extract (buried remains) while excavating an area: "clothing and weapons were excavated from the burial site" Similar unearthdig upbring out of the groundbring to the surfaceuncoverrevealdisinterexhumerare:unbury

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin excavat- ‘hollowed out’, from the verb excavare, from ex- ‘out’ + cavare ‘make or become hollow’ (from cavus ‘hollow’).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXCAVATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to remove earth that is covering very old objects buried in the ground in order to discover things about the past: Ice age bones are being excavated in the caves. to dig a hole or channel in the ground, especially with a machine: In tin mining today, workers excavate tunnels horizontally from a vertical shaft.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › excavateExcavate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of EXCAVATE is to form a cavity or hole in. How to use excavate in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › excavateEXCAVATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Excavate definition: to make hollow by removing the inner part; make a hole or cavity in; form into a hollow, as by digging. See examples of EXCAVATE used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › excavateExcavate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To excavate is to remove or find by digging. If you have rocky soil in your garden, you may have to excavate it to remove the rocks and replace them with additional soil. Construction crews also excavate when they remove material from the ground.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXCAVATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   verb. 1. to remove ( soil, earth, etc) by digging; dig out. 2. to make (a hole, cavity, or tunnel) in ( solid matter) by hollowing or removing the centre or inner part. to excavate a tooth. 3. to unearth ( buried objects) methodically in an attempt to discover information about the past. Collins English Dictionary.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishexcavate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   excavate something (formal) to make a hole, etc. in the ground by digging. The body was discovered when builders excavated the area. Definition of excavate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › excavateExcavate - definition of excavate by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to remove (soil, earth, etc) by digging; dig out. 2. to make (a hole, cavity, or tunnel) in (solid matter) by hollowing or removing the centre or inner part: to excavate a tooth. 3. (Archaeology) to unearth (buried objects) methodically in an attempt to discover information about the past.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishexcavate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of excavate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryEXCAVATE - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

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    1. When archeologists or other people excavate a piece of land, they remove earth carefully from it and look for things such as pots, bones, or buildings that are buried there, in order to discover information about the past. [...] 2. To excavate means to dig a hole in the ground, for example, in order to build there. [...]

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryexcavate | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    excavate meaning: to dig in the ground, especially with a machine, or to look for objects from the past: . Learn more.