verb (-vated; -vating) see: cavatina Date: 1599 transitive verb to form a cavity or hole in, to form by hollowing out, to dig out and remove, to expose to view by or as if by digging away a covering , intransitive verb to make excavations
EXCAVATE
Meaning of EXCAVATE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012