nuzzle vs excavate

nuzzle and excavate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, excavate is a hypernym of nuzzle; that is, excavate is a word with a broader meaning than nuzzle:

Other hypernyms of nuzzle include dig up, turn up.

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