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excavate

/ˈɛkskəveɪt/

Translations

excavateverb

excavated

Past Simple

excavated

Past Participle

excavating

Gerund

/ˈɛkskəveɪt/

excaverTerme soutenu, courant en archéologie et en travaux publics.

The archaeologists plan to excavate the ancient burial site next summer.

Les archéologues prévoient d’excaver le site funéraire ancien l’été prochain.

creuserVerbe le plus courant en usage général.

The construction crew will excavate a trench for the new pipeline.

L’équipe de construction va creuser une tranchée pour le nouveau pipeline.

Additional translations

creuserEmploi plus général, valable quand il s’agit d’enlever de la terre ou de pratiquer une excavation.

Synonyms

hollow out

excavateadjective

more excavate

Comp.

most excavate

Super.

/ˈɛkskəveɪt/

/ˈɛkskəˌveɪt/

Technical usage, chiefly in biology and anatomy, meaning ‘hollowed out’.

creuséSe dit d’une surface ou d’une forme en creux, surtout en contexte descriptif ou scientifique.

The seed has an excavate hilum visible under the microscope.

La graine a un hile creusé visible au microscope.

excavateverb

To dig out and remove earth or other material from a site, especially for the purpose of discovering artifacts or remains.

The archaeologists plan to excavate the ancient burial site next summer.

To make a hole or channel by digging.

The construction crew will excavate a trench for the new pipeline.

excavateadjective

Hollowed out; concave or sunken, as if excavated.

The seed has an excavate hilum visible under the microscope.