re-excavate

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ excavate.

Verb

re-excavate (third-person singular simple present re-excavates, present participle re-excavating, simple past and past participle re-excavated)

1. To excavate again.
   • 1889, The Calcutta Review, volume 89, page 59:

     In order, then, to improve the supply of drinking water, it is necessary to dig new tanks and clear and re-excavate old ones.

   • 1974, Space Shuttle Program, Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB): Environmental Impact Statement, page F-34:

     Several reports in the literature indicate that these birds are well adapted to this condition and re-excavate burrows quickly.

   • 2020 February 27, Howard Williams, Pauline Magdalene Clarke, Digging into the Dark Ages: Early Medieval Public Archaeologies, Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, page 159:

     The plan to re-excavate was beset with problems: practical access was difficult (impossible by car), the whole area was desisgnate a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Special Area of Conservation.