• Excavate

    Origin 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").

    Full definition of excavate

    Verb

    1. (transitive) To make a hole in (something); to hollow.
    2. (transitive) To remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out.
    3. (transitive) To uncover (something) by removing its covering.

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    Origin 2

    Noun

    excavate

    (plural excavates)
    1. (zoology) A major grouping of unicellular eukaryotes, of the clade Excavata
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