cave
transitive verb
intransitive verb
Noun
Verb (2)
Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin cava, noun derivative from feminine of cavus "hollow, concave" — more at hole entry 1
Verb (1)
Middle English caven, in part derivative of cave cave entry 1, in part borrowed from Latin cavāre "to hollow out" — more at excavate
probably alteration of calve
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
1513, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
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