excavated

verb

Stress: first syllable

Syllables: ex-ca-vat-ed (4)
English Definition

Unearthed or dug up from the ground

Example Sentence

Archaeologists excavated an ancient city.

US IPA /ˈekskəveɪtɪd/
UK IPA /ˈekskəveɪtɪd/

Synonyms

dug up unearthed exhumed disinterred

Antonyms

buried filled covered