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   Ex·ca·vate

   /ˈekskəˌvāt/

   

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   • 1. make (a hole or channel) by digging: "the cheapest way of doing this was to excavate a long trench" Similar digdig outhollow outscoop outgougecut outboreburrowtunnelsinkquarrymine
   • ▪ dig out material from (the ground): "the ground was largely excavated by hand"
   • ▪ extract (material) from the ground by digging: "a very large amount of gravel would be excavated to form the channel"
   • 2. remove earth carefully and systematically from (an area) in order to find buried remains: "the site was excavated in 1975"
   • ▪ reveal or extract (buried remains) by carefully removing earth: "clothing and weapons were excavated from the burial site" Similar unearthdig upbring out of the groundbring to the surfaceuncoverrevealdisinterexhumerare:unbury

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin excavat- ‘hollowed out’, from the verb excavare, from ex- ‘out’ + cavare ‘make or become hollow’ (from cavus ‘hollow’).

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   What does excavate mean?

   • These Roman coins were excavated from a site in Cambridge. 發掘, 挖出, （尤指用機器）開鑿，挖（洞），挖空… 发掘, 挖出, （尤指用机器）开凿，挖（洞），挖空… excavar… escavar, cavar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! excavate definition: to dig in the ground, especially with a machine, or to look for objects from the past: . Learn more.

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   Where did the word excavate come from?

   • Origin excavate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of excavare, from cavus “hollow” excavate meaning, definition, what is excavate: if a scientist or archaeologist excavate...: Learn more.

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   What does excavation mean?

   • 1 verb When archaeologists or other people excavate a piece of land, they remove earth carefully from it and look for things such as pots, bones, or buildings which are buried there, in order to discover information about the past. A new Danish expedition is again excavating the site in annual summer digs. V n

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   excavate something (formal) to make a hole, etc. in the ground by digging. The body was discovered when builders excavated the area. Definition of excavate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definition of excavate – Learner’s Dictionary. excavate. verb [ I, T ] uk/ˈekskəveɪt/us. to dig in the ground, especially with a machine, or to look for objects from the past: These Roman coins were excavated from a site in Cambridge.

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   EXCAVATE definition: to dig in the ground, especially with a machine, or to look for objects from the past: . Learn more.

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   1 day ago · excavate (third-person singular simple present excavates, present participle excavating, simple past and past participle excavated) ( transitive) To make a hole in (something); to hollow. ( transitive) To remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out. ( transitive) To uncover (something) by digging.

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   Define excavate. excavate synonyms, excavate pronunciation, excavate translation, English dictionary definition of excavate. v. ex·ca·vat·ed , ex·ca·vat·ing , ex·ca·vates v. tr. 1. To make a hole in; hollow out: excavate an ore-rich hillside. 2. To form by hollowing out. 3.

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    1. : to form a cavity or hole in. 2. : to form by hollowing out. 3. : to dig out and remove. 4. : to expose to view by or as if by digging away a covering. excavate the remains of a temple. intransitive verb. : to make excavations. Synonyms. dig. shovel. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of excavate in a Sentence.