The meaning of EXCAVATE is to form a cavity or hole in. How to use excavate in a sentence.

EXCAVATE definition: to make hollow by removing the inner part; make a hole or cavity in; form into a hollow, as by digging. See examples of excavate used in a sentence.

EXCAVATE definition: 1. to remove earth that is covering very old objects buried in the ground in order to discover…. Learn more.

To excavate means to dig a hole in the ground, for example, in order to build there. A contractor was hired to drain the reservoir and to excavate soil from one area for replacement with clay.

1. To make a hole in; hollow out: excavate an ore-rich hillside. 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: excavate …

Definition of excavate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

To excavate is to remove or find by digging. If you have rocky soil in your garden, you may have to excavate it to remove the rocks and replace them with additional soil.