#vocabulary #word_of_the_day Excavate (v.) if a scientist or ARCHAEOLOGIST excavates an area of land, they dig carefully to find ancient objects, bones etc. Schliemann excavated the ancient city of Troy. 2) (formal) to make a hole in the ground by digging up soil etc. They excavated the vicinity and found a huge whale skeleton. @english_bilingual_club 574 views21:48