Excavate
/ˈɛkskəveɪt/
EN
To dig out earth, rock or buried materials from the ground; often used in archaeology to uncover ancient sites or in construction to prepare foundations.
Archaeologists plan to excavate the ancient burial mound next summer.
Etymology
From Latin excavatus, past participle of excavare ('to hollow out'), combining ex- ('out') + cavare ('to hollow') from cavus ('cave, hollow'). It entered English in the early 17th century.
Translations
简体中文
挖掘,开凿,发掘
繁體中文
發掘,挖掘,開鑿
日本語
発掘する,掘削する
한국어
굴착하다,발굴하다
Deutsch
ausgraben,ausheben
Español
excavar,desenterrar
Português
escavar,desenterrar
Français
excavier,déterrer
Català
excavar,desenterrar
Tiếng Việt
đào bới,khai quật
Collocations
excavate a siteexcavate a foundationexcavate a tombexcavate an areaexcavate for a tunnel
Synonyms
digunearthuncoverdisinterquarry
Antonyms
buryfillcoverinter
Related Words
excavationarchaeologydiggingconstructionarchaeologist