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excavate

UK
/ˈɛkskəveɪt/
US
/ˈɛkskəveɪt/

Translations

excavateverb
excavated
Past Simple
excavated
Past Participle
excavating
Gerund
UK
/ˈɛkskəveɪt/
US
/ˈɛkskəveɪt/
We plan to excavate the old artifacts from the site.
Мы планируем выкапывать старые артефакты с этого места.
They need to excavate the ground to lay the foundation.
Им нужно рыть землю, чтобы заложить фундамент.
The archaeologists will excavate the site next week.
Археологи будут копать на этом месте на следующей неделе.
Additional translations
эксгумировать
изыскивать
Synonyms
hollow out
delve
burrow
dig
unearth
remove
exhume
mine
excavateadjective
more excavate
Comp.
most excavate
Super.
UK
/ˈɛkskəveɪt/
US
/ˈɛkskəˌveɪt/
Technical usage, chiefly in biology and anatomy, meaning ‘hollowed out’.

Definitions

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.
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