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excavate, excavating
1. To make a hole in; hollow out.
2. To form by hollowing out.
3. To remove by digging or scooping out.
4. To expose or uncover by or as if by digging.
5. To engage in digging, hollowing out, or removing.
This entry is located in the following unit: cav-, cavo-, cava-, cavi-, cavern- (page 3)