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発音

• IPA: /ˈɛk.skə.veɪt/
• ハイフネーション: ex‧ca‧va‧te

動詞

excavate (third-person singular simple present excavates, present participle excavating, simple past and past participle excavated)

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.

派生語

関連する語

• excavation
• excavator

形容詞

excavate (not comparable)

1. (rare, as an adjective) Made hollow.
2. (obsolete, as a participle) excavated, hollowed out

語源 2

From a substantivization of Latin excavātus through the associated taxon's name (Excavata), see -ate (noun-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.

名詞

excavate (plural excavates)

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

参照

• Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “excavate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.