transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈek-skə-ˌvāt ]
verb
( -vat·ed ; -vat·ing )
Etymology: Latin excavatus, past participle of excavare, from ex- + cavare to make hollow — more at cavatina
Date: 1599
transitive verb
1. : to form a cavity or hole in
2. : to form by hollowing out
3. : to dig out and remove
4. : to expose to view by or as if by digging away a covering
excavate the remains of a temple
intransitive verb
: to make excavations