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excavated
Variant of excavate
transitive verb excavated, excavating
- to make a hole or cavity in, as by digging; hollow out
- to form by hollowing out; dig: to excavate a tunnel
- to uncover or expose by digging; unearth: to excavate ancient ruins
- to dig out (earth, soil, etc.)
intransitive verb
to make an excavation
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