1. to dig out and remove earth, rock, or other material from the ground
2. to uncover or expose by digging, especially archaeological artifacts or remains
Usage: archaeology

Examples

• Workers will excavate the foundation for the new building.
• The construction crew excavated tons of dirt from the site.
• Archaeologists excavated ancient pottery from the ruins.
• They plan to excavate the entire burial ground.
• Heavy machinery was used to excavate the tunnel.
• Scientists excavated dinosaur bones from the rock formation.
• The team will excavate carefully to preserve any artifacts.