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excavate

/ɛkˈskæv.eɪt/
en-us undefinedexcavate
Main Example

They will excavate the site for the new building.

Example context
en-us flagThey will excavate the site for the new building.
Grammatical Info:
Verb (v.)

To dig out and remove earth or other materials from a place.

Other Example

We need to excavate the area before construction starts.

en-us flagWe need to excavate the area before construction starts.

The workers will excavate the old foundation.

en-us flagThe workers will excavate the old foundation.

Archaeologists excavate sites to find ancient artifacts.

en-us flagArchaeologists excavate sites to find ancient artifacts.
Synonyms

excavate a site

en-us flagexcavate a site

excavate soil

en-us flagexcavate soil

excavate a trench

en-us flagexcavate a trench
Synonyms

dig

unearth

remove

excavate

/ɛkˈskæv.eɪt/
Main Example

Archaeologists excavate ancient ruins to find artifacts.

Example context
Grammatical Info:
Verb (v.)

To uncover or reveal something by digging.

Other Example
Synonyms
Synonyms

excavate

/ɛkˈskæv.eɪt/
Main Example

The excavate revealed many fossils.

Example context
Grammatical Info:
Noun (n.)

The act of digging out earth or materials.

Other Example
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