excavate

Meanings

Verb

To make a hole in (something); to hollow.
To remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out.
To uncover (something) by digging.

Noun

Any member of a major grouping of unicellular eukaryotes, of the clade Excavata.

Origin

Known since 1599, from Latin excavātus ("hollowed out"), perfect passive participle of excavō, from ex + cavō, from cavus.

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