excavate in English dictionary

  • excavate

    Meanings and definitions of "excavate"

    • (transitive) To make a hole in (something); to hollow.
    • (transitive) To remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out.
    • (transitive) To uncover (something) by removing its covering.
    • noun
      (zoology)
      Any member of a major grouping of unicellular eukaryotes, of the clade Excavata.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To make a hole in (something); to hollow.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To uncover (something) by removing its covering.
    • To make a hole, tunnel, etc. by removing material.
    • to make a hole in (something); to hollow
    • to remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out
    • to uncover (something) by removing its covering
    • To uncover or open up a structure etc. remaining from earlier times by digging.
    • To make a hole in something.
    • verb
      find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden"
    • verb
      form by hollowing; "Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team"; "excavate a cavity"
    • verb
      recover through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy"; "excavate gold"
    • verb
      remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"

    Synonyms of "excavate" in English dictionary

    dig up, remove, reveal are the top synonyms of "excavate" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of excavate

    • excavate ( third-person singular simple present excavates, present participle excavating, simple past and past participle excavated)
    • excavate (third-person singular simple present excavates, present participle excavating, simple past and past participle excavated)
  • Excavate

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