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excavate

Letters that make excavate

a, e, c, t, v, x are letters that make 'excavate'

Words within excavate

vat, te, VA, VAT, at, XC, ex, xc, CA, Ate, At, Ca, Te, Av are words within 'excavate'

excavate is an 8 letter word starting with e
excavate is an 8 letter word ending with e

4 possible definitions for 'excavate'

Excavate as "recover through digging"

Under this definition, excavate is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

unearth has the same meaning as excavate

excavate as a type

'excavate' can be a type of uncover, unveil, bring out, reveal.

Types of excavate

dig out, dig up, dig are types of 'excavate'.

Derivatives of excavate

archeological site, dig, excavation, digging are derivatives of 'excavate'.

Example of excavate used within this context

"Schliemann excavated Troy", "excavate gold"

Excavate as "find by digging in the ground"

Under this definition, excavate is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dig up, turn up have the same meaning as 'excavate'

excavate as a type

'excavate' can be a type of obtain.

Types of excavate

grub up, grub out, disinter, exhume, nuzzle are types of 'excavate'.

Derivatives of excavate

archeological site, dig, excavation, digging are derivatives of 'excavate'.

Verb groups of excavate

locate, turn up are verb groups of 'excavate'.

Excavate as "form by hollowing"

Under this definition, excavate is a verb and has the following properties:

excavate as a type

'excavate' can be a type of hollow out, core out, hollow.

Derivatives of excavate

power shovel, excavator, digger, shovel, excavation are derivatives of 'excavate'.

Example of excavate used within this context

"Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team", "excavate a cavity"

Excavate as "remove the inner part or the core of"

Under this definition, excavate is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

hollow, dig have the same meaning as 'excavate'

excavate as a type

'excavate' can be a type of withdraw, take away, remove, take.

Types of excavate

ditch, drive, trench are types of 'excavate'.

Derivatives of excavate

archeological site, dig, excavation, hole, hollow, mining, digging are derivatives of 'excavate'.

Example of excavate used within this context

"the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"