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- \ˈek-skə-ˌvāt\
- /ˈek.skə.veɪt/
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- \ˈek-skə-ˌvāt\
Definitions of excavate word
- noun excavate Make (a hole or channel) by digging. 1
- verb excavate When archaeologists or other people excavate a piece of land, they remove earth carefully from it and look for things such as pots, bones, or buildings which are buried there, in order to discover information about the past. 0
- verb excavate To excavate means to dig a hole in the ground, for example in order to build there. 0
- verb excavate to remove (soil, earth, etc) by digging; dig out 0
- verb excavate to make (a hole, cavity, or tunnel) in (solid matter) by hollowing or removing the centre or inner part 0
- verb excavate to unearth (buried objects) methodically in an attempt to discover information about the past 0
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Parts of speech for Excavate
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excavate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for excavate
verb excavate
- dig — to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- mine — an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- dig up — to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- quarry — an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
- dig out — to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
Antonyms for excavate
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