Excavates

Synonyms for "excavates" (93 found)

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Closest matches (19)

dig up avulse bore bring to light bring up burrow clear countersink cut out deepen delve depress deracinate dig dig out dike disclose

Verb(2 words)

Strong matches (28)

disentangle disinter dive draw draw out dredge dredge up drill drive eradicate evolve evulse excise exhume expose exsect extract extricate ferret out fish up

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furrow get out gouge gouge out groove grub grub up

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Related words (46)

hollow out lay bare lour lower mine pick out pluck pluck out pluck up pull pull out pull up quarry rake out remove reveal rip out root out root up sap

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scoop scoop out scrabble scrape scratch shovel sink spade take out tear out trench trough tunnel turn up uncover undercut unearth unravel uproot weed out withdraw worm out wrest wrest out

Verb(2 words)

turn up unearth

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The team excavates carefully for the archaeologists.

Source: tatoeba (5732509)

Museum team member Kevin May excavates at various prehistoric sites in Alaska.

Source: tatoeba (10935136)

Any person who excavates, removes, damages, alters, or defaces archeological resources on federal land is subject to fine and/or arrest.

Source: tatoeba (12366434)

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