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excavate

[ eks-kuh-veyt ]

verb (used with object)

excavated, excavating.
  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.



excavate

/ ˈɛ°ì²õ°ìəˌ±¹±ðɪ³Ù /

verb

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ±ð³æ³¦²¹Ëˆ±¹²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù±ð·±ð³æc²¹Â·±¹²¹³Ù±ð verb (used with object) reexcavated reexcavating
  • ³Ü²Ô·±ð³æc²¹Â·±¹²¹³Ùe»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of excavate1

1590–1600; < Latin ±ð³æ³¦²¹±¹Äå³Ù³Ü²õ (past participle of ±ð³æ³¦²¹±¹Äå°ù±ð to hollow out), equivalent to ex- ex- 1 + cav ( um ) hollow, cave + -Äå³Ù³Ü²õ -ate 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of excavate1

C16: from Latin ±ð³æ³¦²¹±¹Äå°ù±ð, from ³¦²¹±¹Äå°ù±ð to make hollow, from cavus hollow
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In the wake of the Eaton and Palisades fires, Army Corps officials are saying that excavating six inches of topsoil is enough to rid properties of contamination.

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Employing techniques otherwise used to excavate ancient burial sites, they can search for human remains in the ruins of burned houses.

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