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excavate
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
excavates; excavated; excavating
excavates; excavated; excavating
Learner's definition of EXCAVATE
[+ object]
1
: to uncover (something) by digging away and removing the earth that covers it挖出；发掘
- They excavated an ancient city.他们挖掘出一座古城。
- It is the first site to be excavated in this area.这是首次在这一地区发掘的一处遗址。
2
a : to dig a large hole in (something)（在…）挖洞，挖沟
- They began excavating the backyard for their new pool.他们开始在后院挖掘，建一处新水塘。
b : to form (a hole, tunnel, etc.) by digging挖凿，开凿（洞、隧道等）
- excavate a tunnel开凿一条隧道
c : to dig out and remove (dirt, soil, etc.)挖出，移走（泥、土等）
- The excess dirt was carefully excavated.多余的泥土被小心翼翼地运走了。
Example Sentences
They excavated an ancient city. It is the first site to be excavated in this area. They began excavating the backyard for their new pool. The excess dirt was carefully excavated.
Recent Examples on the Web The cleanup standard still has yet to be decided, but the work could take 10 to 15 years and cost hundreds of millions of dollars regardless of the scenario to excavate and remove soils. 
Tony Briscoestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2022 For more than a year, Cotswold Archaeology, Oxford Archaeology and Pre-Construct Archaeology (COPA) have worked to excavate the town and burial site. David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Feb. 2022 Ketchum House is a single-story structure that was lifted in the 1940s to excavate the ground to create a basement. oregonlive, 5 Aug. 2022 With so much to excavate, the only thing more impressive than the deepness is the lightness. Chris Richards, Washington Post, 29 July 2022 Crews have since been working around the clock to excavate an 180 inch storm drain to allow rainwater to flow through the system, Mitchell said. Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2022 To excavate the tunnel, workers blasted 45,000 pounds of dynamite. Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc, 9 June 2022 Several complain the lack of disclosure means the organization wouldn’t be able to stop scofflaws from winning permission to excavate the seabed. Todd Woody, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2022 But these terms help to excavate the political imagination of her sensuous border crossings, and the national history behind her aesthetic of disappearance. Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022 See More
Tony Briscoestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2022 For more than a year, Cotswold Archaeology, Oxford Archaeology and Pre-Construct Archaeology (COPA) have worked to excavate the town and burial site. David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Feb. 2022 Ketchum House is a single-story structure that was lifted in the 1940s to excavate the ground to create a basement. oregonlive, 5 Aug. 2022 With so much to excavate, the only thing more impressive than the deepness is the lightness. Chris Richards, Washington Post, 29 July 2022 Crews have since been working around the clock to excavate an 180 inch storm drain to allow rainwater to flow through the system, Mitchell said. Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2022 To excavate the tunnel, workers blasted 45,000 pounds of dynamite. Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc, 9 June 2022 Several complain the lack of disclosure means the organization wouldn’t be able to stop scofflaws from winning permission to excavate the seabed. Todd Woody, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2022 But these terms help to excavate the political imagination of her sensuous border crossings, and the national history behind her aesthetic of disappearance. Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Latin excavātus, past participle of excavāre "to hollow out, form a hole in," from ex- ex- entry 1 + cavāre "to make hollow, hollow out," verbal derivative of cavus "hollow, concave" — more at hole entry 1
First Known Use
1599, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of excavate was in 1599 verb
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