excavate vs nuzzle

excavate and nuzzle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
excavate	No	No	Yes	No
nuzzle	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, nuzzle is a hyponym of excavate; that is, nuzzle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than excavate:

Other hyponyms of excavate include grub out, grub up, disinter, exhume.

excavate (verb)	nuzzle (verb)
find by digging in the ground	rub noses
remove the inner part or the core of	dig out with the snout
form by hollowing	move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
recover through digging