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ex·ca·vate (ĕḱskə-vāt́)

[Latin excavāre, excavāt-, to hollow out, ex-, ex-, + cavāre, to hollow (from cavus, hollow; see keuə-).]

verb: -vat·ed, -vat·ing, -vates. 

transitive verb 

  1. To make a hole in; hollow out: excavate an ore-rich hillside.
  2. To form by hollowing out.
  3. To remove by digging or scooping out.
  4. To expose or uncover by or as if by digging: excavate an archaeological site.

intransitive verb 

To engage in digging, hollowing out, or removing.