vverb.perceptionrecover through diggingSynset:unearth
Examples:- Schliemann excavated Troy
- excavate gold
Derivationally Related Form:excavation
Hypernyms:bring out reveal unveil
Inherited Hypernyms:excavatebring outshow
Direct Hyponyms:digdig outdig up
Full Troponyms:dig
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s Adjective
vverb.contactfind by digging in the groundSynset:dig up turn up
Examples:- I dug up an old box in the garden
Derivationally Related Form:excavation
Hypernyms:obtain
Inherited Hypernyms:excavateobtainget
Direct Hyponyms:disinterexhumegrub outgrub upnuzzle
Full Troponyms:disintergrub upnuzzle
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.contactform by hollowingExamples:- Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team
- excavate a cavity
Derivationally Related Form:excavationexcavator
Hypernyms:core out hollow hollow out
Inherited Hypernyms:excavatehollowemptychange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactremove the inner part or the core ofSynset:dig hollow
Examples:- the mining company wants to excavate the hillside
Derivationally Related Form:dighollowexcavation
Hypernyms:remove take take away withdraw
Inherited Hypernyms:excavateremove
Direct Hyponyms:ditchdrivetrench
Full Troponyms:drivetrench
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | They --- the trees (apply to: excavate)