excavate
English
Etymology 1
Known since 1599, from Latin excavātus (“hollowed out”), perfect passive participle of excavō (“hollow out”), from ex (“out”) + cavō (“make a hole”), from cavus (“cave, hole”).
Verb
excavate (third-person singular simple present excavates, present participle excavating, simple past and past participle excavated)
Related terms
Translations
to make a hole in (something); to hollow
to remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out
to uncover (something) by digging
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Noun
excavate (plural excavates)
- (zoology) Any member of a major grouping of unicellular eukaryotes, of the clade Excavata.
Latin
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