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excavate

verb /ɛkskəveɪt/ 3 syllables 8 letters Scrabble 20 WWF 22
Definitions
verb

find by digging in the ground

verb

recover through digging

“Schliemann excavated Troy”

verb

remove the inner part or the core of

“the mining company wants to excavate the hillside”

verb

form by hollowing

“Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team”

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