excavate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛkskəveɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɛkskəˌveɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(eks′kə vāt′)

Inflections of 'excavate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
excavates
v 3rd person singular
excavating
v pres p
excavated
v past
excavated
v past p

excavate
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Synonyms:
dig Collocations, hollow out, shovel Collocations, unearth, dig up, bring to light, disinter, delve Collocations, dredge up, gouge out, mine Collocations, deracinate, pull up, quarry Collocations, rake up, remove Collocations, root out, scoop out, tunnel, turn up, uncover Collocations, uproot, weed out


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