excavate (v.)
- avulse
- bore
- burrow
- clear
- countersink
- deepen
- delve
- depress
- deracinate
- dig
- dike
- disclose
- disentangle
- disinter
- dive
- draw
- dredge
- drill
- drive
- eradicate
- evolve
- excise
- exhume
- expose
- extract
- extricate
- furrow
- gouge
- groove
- grub
- lower
- mine
- pull
- quarry
- remove
- reveal
- sap
- scoop
- scrabble
- scrape
- scratch
- shovel
- sink
- spade
- trench
- tunnel
- uncover
- unearth
- unravel
- uproot
- withdraw
