Word Meaning

excavate definition and meaning

v. t. To hollow out; to form cavity or hole in; to make hollow by cutting, scooping, or digging; as, to excavate a ball; to excavate the earth.
v. t. To form by hollowing; to shape, as a cavity, or anything that is hollow; as, to excavate a canoe, a cellar, a channel.
v. t. To dig out and remove, as earth.

Crossword clues for excavate

- Dig up
- Make a hole or cavity in the ground
- Remove by digging
- Unearth