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excavate

The correct spelling is excavate.

How to pronounce excavate

/ˈɛk.skə.veɪt/
verb

IPA: /ˈɛk.skə.veɪt/

Say it like: Exc-ava-te

The correct spelling is excavate. To make a hole in (something); to hollow.

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Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To make a hole in (something); to hollow.
  2. 2.To remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out.
  3. 3.To uncover (something) by digging.

noun

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

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