† subcavatev.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: sub- prefix, Latin cavāt-, cavāre.

Etymology: < sub- prefix + classical Latin cavāt-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix³) of cavāre to hollow (see cavation n.), after excavate v. Compare post-classical Latin subcavare to hollow out beneath (12th cent. in a British source).

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To exist below or within rock; to dig or excavate from this position.

ΚΠ

1799 W. Tooke View Russ. Empire I. 115 A piece of mountain,..entirely bare of soil,..in conjunction with that mineral [viz. talc] subcavating the trapp-stone.

1827 G. M. Jones Trav. Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia & Turkey I. vii. 150 There is one very rich mine which is a mass of iron; there is no occasion to subcavate, they can work from the exterior.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	subcavate
释义	† subcavatev. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: sub- prefix, Latin cavāt-, cavāre. Etymology: < sub- prefix + classical Latin cavāt-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix³) of cavāre to hollow (see cavation n.), after excavate v. Compare post-classical Latin subcavare to hollow out beneath (12th cent. in a British source). Obsolete. rare. transitive. To exist below or within rock; to dig or excavate from this position. ΚΠ 1799 W. Tooke View Russ. Empire I. 115 A piece of mountain,..entirely bare of soil,..in conjunction with that mineral [viz. talc] subcavating the trapp-stone. 1827 G. M. Jones Trav. Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia & Turkey I. vii. 150 There is one very rich mine which is a mass of iron; there is no occasion to subcavate, they can work from the exterior. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < v.1799
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