excavate
/ˈekskəveɪt/verb
उच्चारण एक्स्कवेट
उत्खनन करना, खुदाई करना
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[I, T] ~ (sth)
to dig in the ground to look for old buildings or objects that have been buried for a long time; to find something by digging
उत्खनन करना, खुदाई करना
- Archaeologists excavated the Harappan site at Rakhigarhi.
- Archaeologists will excavate the mound near the river next winter.
- The team will excavate the ancient mound this winter.
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- Archaeologists excavated coins and pots from the site.
- The site was excavated carefully, layer by layer.
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[T] ~ sth formal
to make a hole or tunnel by digging
खोदना
- to excavate a tunnel
- Workers had to excavate a huge pit before they could lay the foundation.
- Workers excavated the road to repair the water pipe.
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- The company will excavate a tunnel through the hill.
- They had to excavate the field before building the school.
Synonyms dig hollow out burrow tunnel
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AaSpelling
ex·ca·vate
With -ca- (not 'excevate').
बीच में -ca- ('excevate' गलत है)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
The study of ancient societies by excavating their remains is archaeology; the expert an archaeologist; digging up a buried body exhumation.
अवशेषों की खुदाई से प्राचीन समाजों का अध्ययन archaeology; विशेषज्ञ archaeologist; दफ़नाए शव को खोदना exhumation।
General knowledge
Harappa was excavated by Daya Ram Sahni (1921) and Mohenjo-daro by Rakhal Das Banerji (1922); Rakhigarhi in Haryana is the largest Harappan site in India.
हड़प्पा का उत्खनन दयाराम साहनी (1921) और मोहनजोदड़ो का राखालदास बनर्जी (1922) ने किया; हरियाणा का राखीगढ़ी भारत में सबसे बड़ा हड़प्पा स्थल है।