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re-excavate

re-excavate verb: to excavate again.

Verb

re-excavate (third-person singular simple present re-excavates, present participle re-excavating, simple past and past participle re-excavated)

  1. To excavate again.
    • In order, then, to improve the supply of drinking water, it is necessary to dig new tanks and clear and re-excavate old ones.1889, The Calcutta Review, volume 89, page 59
    • Several reports in the literature indicate that these birds are well adapted to this condition and re-excavate burrows quickly.1974, Space Shuttle Program, Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB): Environmental Impact Statement, page F-34

Forms of re-excavate

third-person singular presentre-excavates
present participlere-excavating
past participlere-excavated
pastre-excavated

Origin of re-excavate

From re- + excavate.

Questions about re-excavate

What does re-excavate mean?
Re-excavate means to excavate again.
What part of speech is re-excavate?
Re-excavate is a verb.
What is the past tense of re-excavate?
The past tense of re-excavate is re-excavated.

Words near re-excavate in the dictionary

  1. re-examinations
  2. re-examine
  3. re-examined
  4. re-examines
  5. re-examining
  6. re-excavate
  7. re-excavated
  8. re-excavates
  9. re-excavating
  10. re-excavation
  11. re-excavations

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