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excavate
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[ˈɛkskəveɪt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- make (a hole or channel) by digging
(e.g: the cheapest way of doing this was to excavate a long trench)
- remove earth carefully from (an area) in order to find buried remains
(e.g: the site was excavated in 1975)
Phrases:
Origin
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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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