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ex·ca·vate  (ksk-vt)

v. ex·ca·vat·ed, ex·ca·vat·ing, ex·ca·vates

v.tr.

1. To make a hole in; hollow out: excavate an ore-rich hillside.

2. To form by hollowing out.

3. To remove by digging or scooping out.

4. To expose or uncover by or as if by digging: excavate an archaeological site.

v.intr.

To engage in digging, hollowing out, or removing.

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[Latin excavre, excavt-, to hollow out : ex-, ex- + cavre, to hollow (from cavus, hollow; see keu- in Indo-European roots).]

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excavate

Verb

[-vating, -vated]

1. to unearth (buried objects) methodically to discover information about the past

2. to make a hole in something by digging into it or hollowing it out: one kind of shrimp excavates a hole for itself [Latin excavare to make hollow]

excavation n
excavator n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	excavate - recover through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy"; "excavate gold" unearth bring out, reveal, uncover, unveil - make visible; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her" dig out, dig up, dig - remove, harvest, or recover by digging; "dig salt"; "dig coal"
	2.	excavate - find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden" dig up, turn up grub out, grub up - dig up; "grub up roots and tree stumps" nuzzle - dig out with the snout; "the pig nuzzled the truffle" obtain - come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?" locate, turn up - discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing" disinter, exhume - dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
	3.	excavate - form by hollowing; "Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team"; "excavate a cavity" core out, hollow out, hollow - remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk"
	4.	excavate - remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside" hollow, dig remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" drive - excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel" trench, ditch - cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields"

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excavate

verb 1. dig up, mine, dig, tunnel, scoop, cut, hollow, trench, burrow, quarry, delve, gouge

2. unearth, expose, uncover, dig out, exhume, lay bare, bring to light, bring to the surface, disinter

Translations

excavate [ˈɛkskəveɪt] vt → excavar

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excavate [ˈɛkskəveɪt] vt [+ site] → fouiller, excaver [+ object]; mettre au jour

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excavate [ˈɛkskəveɪt] vt → ausgraben;

(hole) → graben

vi → Ausgrabungen machen

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excavate [ˈɛkskəveɪt] vt → scavare

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excavate

v excavate [ˈekskəveit]

1 to dig up (a piece of ground etc) or to dig out (a hole) by doing this. opgrawing يَحْفُرُ الأرْضَ копая vyhloubit udgrave ausgraben ανασκάπτω, σκάβω excavar kaevama سوراخ کندن؛ حفر کردن kaivaa creuser לַחפּור, לַחֲשׂוֹף खोद कर निकालना iskopati kiás menggali grafa scavare 穴を掘る 구멍을 파다 iškasti []rakt menggali graven grave (ut) wykopywać escavar a săpa выкапывать vyhĺbiť izkopati iskopati gräva ขุด kazmak 挖掘 викопувати, рити کھود کر خندق وغیرہ بنانا đào 挖掘

2 in archaeology, to uncover or open up (a structure etc remaining from earlier times) by digging The archaeologist excavated an ancient fortress. uitgrawing يُنَقِّبُ عن الآثار разкопавам vykopat, odkrýt udgrave ausgraben ανασκάπτω, ξεθάβω excavar välja kaevama کندن و آشکار کردن؛ درآوردن kaivaa esiin faire des fouilles (dans) חֲשִׂיפָה उत्खनन करना iskopavati feltár menggali grafa upp portare alla luce 発掘する 발굴하다 atkasti, kasinėti izdarīt izrakumus menggali opgraven grave ut odkrywać escavar a dezgropa производить раскопки vykopať izkopati iskopati gräva fram, göra utgrävningar ขุดค้น kazı yapmak 發掘 робити розкопки آثار کی تلاش کے لیے کسی جگہ کی باقاعدہ کھدائی کرنا khai quật 发掘

n excaˈvation

uitgrawings حَفْر، تَنْقيب разкопки hloubení; vykopávka udgravning die Ausgrabung ανασκαφή excavación kaevamine, väljakaevamine حفاری؛ کاوش kaivaminen, kaivaus fouille(s); excavation חֲפִירָה, חֲשִׂיפָה खोखलापन iskopavanje, iskapanje kiásás; ásatás, feltárás penggalian (upp)gröftur scavo 発掘 굴착 (iš)kasimas, kasinėjimas rakšana; izrakumi penggalian opgraving grunnarbeid (for et hus); utgraving wykopaliska escavação spătură (arheologică) выкапывание; раскопки hĺbenie; vykopávka izkopavanje iskopavanje grävning, utgrävning กระบวนการขุดค้นหาวัตถุโบราณ kazı 挖(發)掘 викопування; розкопки کھدائی sự khai quật 挖（发）掘

n excavator

a machine or person that excavates. opgrawer آلة تَنْقيب багер kopáč; bagr gravko; gravemaskine der Ausgräber εκσκαφέας excavadora ekskavaator, kaevaja شخص یا ماشین حفاری؛ حفار kaivuri, kaivaja excavatrice; fouilleur/-euse חוֹפֵר उत्खनक radnik na iskopavanju exkavátor penggali grafari; grafa scavatore, escavatore, escavatrice 掘削機 굴착기[] ekskavatorius, kasėjas ekskavators; ekskavatorists penggali graafmachine, graver gravemaskin; grunnarbeider koparka, archeolog escavador(a) excavator; săpător экскаватор; землекоп kopáč; bager kopač kopač grävare, grävmaskin เครื่องจักรขนาดใหญ่ที่ใช้ขุด kazma makinası, ekskavatör 發掘者，挖掘器 екскаватор آثارجو người khai quật 发掘者，挖掘器