Excavate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

recover through digging

find by digging in the ground

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛkskəvˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɛkskəvˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɛkskəvˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɛkskəvˌeɪt/.

Examples

Schliemann excavated Troy
excavate gold
I dug up an old box in the garden

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hollow dig unearth turn up dig up

Parts of Speech

verb	recover through digging “Schliemann excavated Troy”
verb	find by digging in the ground “I dug up an old box in the garden”
verb	form by hollowing “Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team”
verb	remove the inner part or the core of “the mining company wants to excavate the hillside”

Word Forms

excavation	noun	the site of an archeological exploration
excavator	noun	a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying
dig	noun	the site of an archeological exploration
hollow	noun	a depression hollowed out of solid matter

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ausgraben

durch Graben erholen

🇫🇷French

creuser

récupérer en creusant

🇪🇸Spanish

excavar

recuperarse mediante la excavación

🇮🇹Italian

scavare

recuperare scavando

🇳🇱Dutch

uitgraven

herstellen door te graven

🇵🇹Portuguese

escavar

recuperar através da escavação

🇷🇺Russian

раскопать

восстановиться путем раскопок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खुदाई

खुदाई के माध्यम से पुनर्प्राप्त करें

🇧🇩Bengali

খনন করা

খনন মাধ্যমে পুনরুদ্ধার

🇮🇳Tamil

அகழ்வாராய்ச்சி

தோண்டுதல் மூலம் மீட்க

🇮🇳Telugu

తవ్వకం

త్రవ్వడం ద్వారా కోలుకుంటారు

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्खनन

खोदण्याद्वारे पुनर्प्राप्त करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખોદકામ

ખોદકામ દ્વારા પુનઃપ્રાપ્ત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಗೆಯಲು

ಅಗೆಯುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಚೇತರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഖനനം ചെയ്യുക

കുഴിക്കലിലൂടെ വീണ്ടെടുക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੁਦਾਈ

ਖੁਦਾਈ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਮੁੜ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھدائی

کھدائی کے ذریعے بازیافت کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

挖掘

通过挖掘恢复

🇯🇵Japanese

発掘する

掘って回復する

🇰🇷Korean

파다

발굴을 통해 회복하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khai quật

phục hồi thông qua đào

🇹🇭Thai

ขุดค้น

ฟื้นตัวโดยการขุด

🇮🇩Indonesian

menggali

pulih melalui penggalian

🇵🇭Filipino

maghukay

makabawi sa pamamagitan ng paghuhukay

🇲🇾Malay

menggali

pulih melalui penggalian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حفر

التعافي من خلال الحفر

🇮🇷Persian

حفاری کردن

بازیابی از طریق حفاری

🇹🇷Turkish

kazmak

kazarak iyileşmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַחפּוֹר

להתאושש באמצעות חפירה

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The primary meaning of 'excavate' is 'recover through digging'.

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Using 'excavate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'excavate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'excavate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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