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Definitions for Excavate

[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.
[5] to remove (soil, earth, etc) by digging; dig out
[6] to make (a hole, cavity, or tunnel) in (solid matter) by hollowing or removing the centre or inner part to excavate a tooth
[7] to unearth (buried objects) methodically in an attempt to discover information about the past

Words related to Excavate

unearth, uncover, shovel, scrape, gouge, cut, quarry, grub, tunnel, mine, hollow, trench, scoop, burrow, spade, delve, empty

Words nearby Excavate

exc., excalation, excalibur, excardination, excaudate, excavate, excavation, excavation of optic disk, excavator, exceed, exceedance

Origin of Excavate

1590–1600; < Latin excavātus (past participle of excavāre to hollow out), equivalent to ex- ex-1 + cav(um ) hollow, cave + -ātus -ate1

Other words from Excavate

re·ex·ca·vate , verb (used with object), re·ex·ca·vat·ed, re·ex·ca·vat·ing.
un·ex·ca·vat·ed , adjective

Word origin for Excavate

C16: from Latin excavāre, from cavāre to make hollow, from cavus hollow

Synonyms for Excavate

scrape, shovel, uncover, unearth, burrow, cut, delve, empty, gouge, grub, hollow, mine, quarry, scoop, spade, trench, tunnel