ex cavate
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kəˌveɪt verb (used with object), ex·ca·vat·ed, ex·ca·vat·ing.
1.
to make hollow by removing the inner part; make a hole or cavity in; form into a hollow, as by digging: The ground was excavated for a foundation.
2.
to make (a hole, tunnel, etc.) by removing material.
3.
to dig or scoop out (earth, sand, etc.).
4.
to expose or lay bare by or as if by digging; unearth: to excavate an ancient city.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to remove (soil, earth, etc) by digging; dig out |
| 2. | to make (a hole, cavity, or tunnel) in (solid matter) by hollowing or removing the centre or inner part: to excavate a tooth |
| 3. | to unearth (buried objects) methodically in an attempt to discover information about the past |
| [C16: from Latin excavāre, from cavāre to make hollow, from cavus hollow] | |
| exca'vation | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
excavate
1590s, from L. excavatus, pp. of excavare "to hollow out," from ex- "out" + cavare "to hollow," from cavus "cave." Related: Excavated; excavating.
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