excavate

/ˈɛk.skə.veɪt/

verb 3adj 2noun 1

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ADV

completely, fully

Archaeologists completely excavated the ancient Roman site over three years.

extensively | partially, partly | carefully

PREP

from

Archaeologists carefully excavated ancient coins from beneath the old city walls.

verb

To make a hole in (something); to hollow.

To remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out.

To uncover (something) by digging.

adj

Made hollow.

excavated, hollowed out

noun

Any member of a major grouping of unicellular eukaryotes, of the clade Excavata.

verb — remove the inner part or the core of

verb — recover through digging

We should excavate. Who knows, maybe we'll find something important and become famous.

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i Register

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