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Excavate (Verb)

Form by hollowing; "Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team"; "excavate a cavity".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The geologists carefully planned to excavate the hillside to extract valuable minerals and rock samples.
To create a hollow treehouse, the carpenters would have to excavate the center of the ancient tree.
Excavate the core of the rotten apple to check for any edible parts remaining on the surface.
As part of the new road construction, the engineers had to excavate the rocky hill to make way for the tunnel.
In ancient Egypt, archaeologists excavate the pyramid's inner chambers to discover hidden treasures and relics.