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excavate
[ eks-kuh-veyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to make hollow by removing the inner part; make a hole or cavity in; form into a hollow, as by digging:
The ground was excavated for a foundation.
- to make (a hole, tunnel, etc.) by removing material.
- to dig or scoop out (earth, sand, etc.).
- to expose or lay bare by or as if by digging; unearth:
to excavate an ancient city.
excavate
/ ˈɛ°ì²õ°ìəˌ±¹±ðɪ³Ù /
verb
- to remove (soil, earth, etc) by digging; dig out
- to make (a hole, cavity, or tunnel) in (solid matter) by hollowing or removing the centre or inner part
to excavate a tooth
- to unearth (buried objects) methodically in an attempt to discover information about the past
Derived Forms
- ËŒ±ð³æ³¦²¹Ëˆ±¹²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- °ù±ð·±ð³æc²¹Â·±¹²¹³Ù±ð verb (used with object) reexcavated reexcavating
- ³Ü²Ô·±ð³æc²¹Â·±¹²¹³Ùe»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of excavate1
Example Sentences
Howard Williams, professor of archaeology at the University of Chester, also writes the Archaeodeath blog, examining attitudes to excavated human remains.
After the initial discovery was reported to the authorities in December 2021, the site was excavated in 2022, with the support of the British Museum and a £120,000 grant from Historic England.
In the wake of the Eaton and Palisades fires, Army Corps officials are saying that excavating six inches of topsoil is enough to rid properties of contamination.
Employing techniques otherwise used to excavate ancient burial sites, they can search for human remains in the ruins of burned houses.
According to Windsor police, the man admitted to excavating abalone from rocks along the Mendocino County coast near the town of Elk for personal consumption.
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