Definition of "excavate" in English

verb

1. (transitive) To make a hole in (something); to hollow.

2. (transitive) To remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out.

3. (transitive) To uncover (something) by digging.

adjective

1. (rare, as an adjective) Made hollow.

2. (obsolete, as a participle) excavated, hollowed out

noun

1. (zoology) Any member of a major grouping of unicellular eukaryotes, of the clade Excavata.