excavate

excavate
transitive verb
1) ausschachten; (with machine) ausbaggern; fördern, abbauen [Erz, Metall]
2) (Archaeol.) ausgraben
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['ekskəveit]
verb
1) (to dig up (a piece of ground etc) or to dig out (a hole) by doing this.) ausgraben
2) (in archaeology, to uncover or open up (a structure etc remaining from earlier times) by digging: The archaeologist excavated an ancient fortress.) ausgraben
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ex·ca·vate
[ˈekskəveɪt]
I. vt
▪ to \excavate sth
1. ARCHEOL etw ausgraben
to \excavate a burial place ein Grab ausheben
to \excavate a site Ausgrabungen auf einem Gelände machen
\excavated site Ausgrabungsgelände nt
2. (dig) etw ausheben
to \excavate a hole/tunnel ein Loch/einen Tunnel graben
3. esp BRIT (fig: expose) etw offenlegen
to \excavate details of sb's private life Einzelheiten aus jds Privatleben an die Öffentlichkeit bringen
II. vi Ausgrabungen machen
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['ekskəveɪt]
1. vt
ground ausschachten; (machine) ausbaggern; (ARCHEOL) remains ausgraben; site Ausgrabungen machen auf (+dat); trench, graves ausheben
2. vi (ARCHEOL)
Ausgrabungen machen
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excavate [ˈekskəveıt]
A v/t
1. aushöhlen
2. TECH ausgraben (auch Archäologie), ausschachten, -baggern, Erde abtragen, einen Tunnel graben
3. Zahnmedizin: kariöses Zahnbein exkavieren (mit dem Exkavator entfernen)
B v/i TECH ausgraben, (Archäologie auch) Ausgrabungen machen
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transitive verb
1) ausschachten; (with machine) ausbaggern; fördern, abbauen [Erz, Metall]
2) (Archaeol.) ausgraben
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v.
ausgraben v.
ausheben v.
ausschachten v.

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