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单词 excavate
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excavate

[ eks-kuh-veyt ]
/ ˈɛks kəˌveɪt /
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verb (used with object), ex·ca·vat·ed, ex·ca·vat·ing.

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.
to make (a hole, tunnel, etc.) by removing material.
to dig or scoop out (earth, sand, etc.).
to expose or lay bare by or as if by digging; unearth: to excavate an ancient city.

Origin of excavate

1590–1600; <Latin excavātus (past participle of excavāre to hollow out), equivalent to ex-ex-1 + cav(um) hollow, cave + -ātus-ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM excavate

re·ex·ca·vate, verb (used with object), re·ex·ca·vat·ed, re·ex·ca·vat·ing.un·ex·ca·vat·ed, adjective

Words nearby excavate

excalation, Excalibur, excardination, ex cathedra, excaudate, excavate, excavation, excavation of optic disk, excavator, Excedrin, exceed
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British Dictionary definitions for excavate

excavate
/ (ˈɛkskəˌveɪt) /

verb

to remove (soil, earth, etc) by digging; dig out
to make (a hole, cavity, or tunnel) in (solid matter) by hollowing or removing the centre or inner partto excavate a tooth
to unearth (buried objects) methodically in an attempt to discover information about the past

Derived forms of excavate

excavation, noun

Word Origin for excavate

C16: from Latin excavāre, from cavāre to make hollow, from cavus hollow
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