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Definition of: excavate
(eks′kə·vāt) v.t. ·vat·ed, ·vat·ing
1. To make a hole or cavity in; hollow or dig out.
2. To form or make by hollowing, digging out, or scooping.
3. To remove by digging or scooping out, as soil.
4. To uncover by digging, as ruins. [<L excavatus, pp. of excavare <ex- out + cavus hollow]
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