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Quick definitions from WordNet (excavate)
▸ verb: lay bare through digging ("Schliemann excavated Troy")
▸ verb: remove the inner part or the core of ("The mining company wants to excavate the hillsite")
▸ verb: form by hollowing ("Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team")
▸ verb: find by digging in the ground
▸ Also see excavating
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▸ verb: lay bare through digging ("Schliemann excavated Troy")
▸ verb: remove the inner part or the core of ("The mining company wants to excavate the hillsite")
▸ verb: form by hollowing ("Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team")
▸ verb: find by digging in the ground
▸ Also see excavating
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to excavate
▸ Usage examples for excavate
▸ Idioms related to excavate (New!)
▸ Words that often appear near excavate
▸ Rhymes of excavate
▸ Invented words related to excavate