Definition of 'excavate'

Verb

1. lay bare through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy"
      Synonyms: unearth
2. find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden"
      Synonyms: dig up turn up
3. form by hollowing; "Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team"; "excavate a cavity"
4. remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"
      Synonyms: dig hollow

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