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excavate en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈɛk.skə.veɪt/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

First attested in 1599, from Latin excavātus (“hollowed out”), perfect passive participle of excavō (“to hollow out”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from ex (“out”) + cavō (“to hollow out, pierce”), from cavus (“cave, hole”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Participial usage up until Early Modern English.

Meanings

1. (as an adjective, not-comparable, rare) Made hollow.
2. (as a participle, not-comparable, obsolete) excavated, hollowed out

wikipedia: Early Modern English

excavate en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈɛk.skə.veɪt/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

First attested in 1599, from Latin excavātus (“hollowed out”), perfect passive participle of excavō (“to hollow out”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from ex (“out”) + cavō (“to hollow out, pierce”), from cavus (“cave, hole”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Participial usage up until Early Modern English.

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

excavatable · re-excavate · nonexcavated · unexcavated

Relateds

excavator · excavation

Translations (51)

tl buksan (tanggal takip) (to uncover (something) by digging) · mi huke (to uncover (something) by digging) · hu kikotor (to remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out) · nl uitgraven (to uncover (something) by digging) · ms huke (to uncover (something) by digging) · hu kiás (to make a hole in (something); to hollow) · mi kohura (to uncover (something) by digging) · gl escavar (to remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out) · es asotanar (to remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out) · mww khawb (to remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out) · hu kiemel (to remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out) · bg дълбая (to make a hole in (something); to hollow) · mi whakakōrua (to make a hole in (something); to hollow) · mi karituangi (to make a hole in (something); to hollow) · hu alámos (to remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out) · tl hukay (butas) (to make a hole in (something); to hollow) · zu -mba (to uncover (something) by digging) · hu kiváj (to make a hole in (something); to hollow) · got 𐌿𐍆𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (to uncover (something) by digging) · pt escavar (to make a hole in (something); to hollow) · nl uithollen (to remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out) · sh iskapati (to make a hole in (something); to hollow) · pt escavar (to remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out) · qu haratay (to make a hole in (something); to hollow) · nl uithollen (to make a hole in (something); to hollow) · gl escavar (to uncover (something) by digging) · es excavar (to remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out) · ca excavar (to make a hole in (something); to hollow) · ca desenterrar (to uncover (something) by digging) · hu elhord (to remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out) · ca excavar (to uncover (something) by digging) · nl opdelven (to uncover (something) by digging) · fr excaver (to make a hole in (something); to hollow) · vi khai quật (to remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out) · hy պեղել (to uncover (something) by digging) · bg разкопавам (to uncover (something) by digging) · ca excavar (to remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out) · sh iskopavati (to make a hole in (something); to hollow) · gl escavar (to make a hole in (something); to hollow) · es excavar (to make a hole in (something); to hollow) · vi khai quật (to uncover (something) by digging) · bg копая (to remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out) · hu feltár (to uncover (something) by digging) · mi haukeri (to remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out) · hu felás (to uncover (something) by digging) · tl hukay (to remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out) · ota قازمق (to remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out) · mi haukeri (to make a hole in (something); to hollow) · hu kimélyít (to remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out) · la effodiō (to uncover (something) by digging) · tl balon (to make a hole in (something); to hollow)

wikipedia: Early Modern English

excavate en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From a substantivization of Latin excavātus through the associated taxon's name (Excavata), see -ate (noun-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.

Meanings

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

Forms