excavate
Made hollowMade hollow.
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Meaning
2 senses(not comparable, rare)Made hollow.
(not comparable, obsolete)Excavated, hollowed out
Origin
First attested in 1599, from Latin excavātus (“hollowed out”), perfect passive participleFirst attested in 1599, from Latin excavātus (“hollowed out”), perfect passive participle of excavō (“to hollow out”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from ex (“out”) + cavō (“to hollow out, pierce”), from cavus (“cave, hole”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Participial usage up until Early Modern English.
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