Excavate and Ransack

Excavate

Excavate verb - To hollow out or form (something) by removing earth.
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Synonyms for Excavate

Ransack and excavate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ransack" instead a verb "Excavate".

Nearby Words: excavation, excavator, excavating

Ransack

Ransack verb - To search through with the intent of committing robbery.

Excavate and ransack are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Excavate" instead a verb "Ransack".

Nearby Word: ransacking

Common collocations

world excavate world ransack world
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