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English verb: excavate | |||
| 1. | excavate (perception) recover through digging | ||
| Samples | Schliemann excavated Troy. Excavate gold. | ||
| Synonyms | unearth | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s Adjective | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring out, reveal, uncover, unveil | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dig, dig out, dig up | ||
| 2. | excavate (contact) find by digging in the ground | ||
| Samples | I dug up an old box in the garden. | ||
| Synonyms | dig up, turn up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | obtain | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | disinter, exhume, grub out, grub up, nuzzle | ||
| Verb group | locate, turn up | ||
| 3. | excavate (contact) form by hollowing | ||
| Samples | Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team. Excavate a cavity. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | core out, hollow, hollow out | ||
| 4. | excavate (contact) remove the inner part or the core of | ||
| Samples | The mining company wants to excavate the hillside. | ||
| Examples | They excavate the trees | ||
| Synonyms | dig, hollow | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ditch, drive, trench | ||
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