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disinter vs excavate

excavate vs disinter

disinter and excavate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
disinter No No Yes No
excavate No No Yes No
As verbs, excavate is a hypernym of disinter; that is, excavate is a word with a broader meaning than disinter:
  • disinter: dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies
  • excavate: find by digging in the ground
Other hypernyms of disinter include dig up, turn up.
disinter (verb) excavate (verb)
dig up for reburial or for medical investigation; of dead bodies find by digging in the ground
remove the inner part or the core of
form by hollowing
recover through digging
Difference between disinter and excavate

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