excavate

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excavate

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excavate

1. lay bare through digging; "Schliemann excavated Troy"

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2. find by digging in the ground; "I dug up an old box in the garden"

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3. form by hollowing; "Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team"; "excavate a cavity"

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4. remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite"

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