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Third Person
excavates
Present Participle
excavating
Past Tense
excavated
Past Participle
excavated
1
to dig a hole or make a channel in the ground
transitive
- The workers excavated a trench to lay down the foundation for the building.
- Farmers excavated ditches to improve irrigation in the fields.
- Archaeologists excavated test pits to assess the archaeological potential of the site.
- Contractors excavated a hole for the septic tank installation in the yard.
- The landscapers excavated a pond in the garden to create a water feature.
2
to uncover or expose by digging, especially to reveal buried artifacts, structures, or remains
transitive
- Paleontologists excavated a dinosaur fossil, carefully removing layers of sediment to reveal the skeleton.
- Divers excavated a shipwreck, bringing up cannons, pottery, and other artifacts from the seabed.
- Miners excavated a coal seam, removing layers of earth to extract the valuable resource.
- The archaeologists excavated the ruins of an old castle, revealing hidden chambers and artifacts.
3
to create a cavity or hole in something by digging
transitive
- The workers excavated the land to prepare for the building's foundation.
- The construction crew excavated the ground to widen the road.
- Workers excavated the pavement to repair a broken sewer line.
- The excavator machine skillfully excavated the area, creating space for a new parking lot.
- Workers excavated the ground to install a septic tank for the new house.