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Excavated vs Embanked - What's the difference?

excavated | embanked |

As verbs the difference between excavated and embanked

is that excavated is (excavate) while embanked is (embank).

excavated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (excavate)

    • excavate

    English

    Etymology 1

    Known since 1599, from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To make a hole in (something); to hollow.
  • To remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out.
  • To uncover (something) by removing its covering.
    • Related terms
    * excavation * excavator

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (wikipedia excavate) (en noun)
  • (zoology) Any member of a major grouping of unicellular eukaryotes, of the clade Excavata.

    • References

    * (EtymOnLine) ----

    embanked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (embank)

    • embank

    English

    Alternative forms

    *

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to throw up a bank so as to confine or to defend; to protect by a bank of earth or stone

    • Derived terms

    * embankment