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- pronunciation:
- ek
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veIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
excavates, excavating, excavated |
| definition 1: |
to make a hole or hollow place in by digging.
The builders are excavating the ground where the new house will be.
- synonyms:
- gouge, hollow out
- similar words:
- dig, pit, quarry, shovel, spade, unearth
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| definition 2: |
to uncover by digging.
Archaeologists excavated the ancient city.- synonyms:
- unearth
- similar words:
- bare, dig out, expose, mine, quarry, shovel, uncover
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| related words: |
hollow |
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