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upgrave
upgrave v.
Brit. 
/ˌʌpˈɡreɪv/
, /ˌʌpˈɡreɪv/U.S. /ˌəpˈɡreɪv/
transitive to dig up./ˌəpˈɡreɪv/ΘΚΠ
the world > space > place > removal or displacement > extraction > extract [verb (transitive)] > dig out or up
delvec1000
upgravea1340
undelve1340
grubc1374
to dig upc1400
to dig outa1425
unearthc1450
sprittle1585
effode1657
to cast up1660
exhume1783
moot1823
excavate1848
lift1883
spud1886
pig-root1890
society > occupation and work > industry > earth-moving, etc. > [verb (transitive)] > dig (hole, etc.) > dig up (object)
upgravea1340
digc1350
to dig upc1400
to dig outa1425
unearthc1450
holk1554
moil1581
sprittle1585
effodicate1599
moot1610
effode1657
to cast up1660
to rough out1834
exter1835
excavate1848
crow1853
stub1927
a1340 R. Rolle Psalter vii. 16 Þe lake he oppynd and vp grofe it [L. effodit].
a1340 R. Rolle Psalter vii. 16 He vpgraues it when he waitis all þat he may [etc.].
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- nether glove
- nether greater focile
- nether house
- nether man
- nether millstone
- nether person
- nether region
- nether stock
- nether stone
- nether vert
- nether-formed
- nether-stocking
- netherer
- netherest
- netherformed
- nethering
- netherland
- netherlander
- netherlandian
- netherlandic
- netherlandish
- netherlands guiana
- netherless
- netherlings
- nethermore