Excavate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈekskəveɪt|
Brit.
|ˈekskəveɪt|
verb
- recover through digging (syn: unearth)
- form by hollowing
Schliemann excavated Troy
excavate gold
- find by digging in the ground (syn: dig up, turn up)excavate gold
- form by hollowing
Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team
excavate a cavity
- remove the inner part or the core of (syn: dig, hollow)excavate a cavity
the mining company wants to excavate the hillside
Extra examples
They excavated an ancient city.
It is the first site to be excavated in this area.
They began excavating the backyard for their new pool.
The excess dirt was carefully excavated.
Schliemann excavated the ancient city of Troy.
Schliemann excavated Troy
Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: excavate
he/she/it: excavates
present participle: excavating
past tense: excavated
past participle: excavated
I/you/we/they: excavate
he/she/it: excavates
present participle: excavating
past tense: excavated
past participle: excavated
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