cavate

[ key-veyt ]

adjective

1. hollowed out, as a space excavated from rock:

   cavate cliff dwellings.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cavate¹

1725–35; < Latin cavātus made hollow (past participle), equivalent to cav ( āre ) to hollow + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Later in the season the party visited the cavate ruins near Santa Clara, previously explored by Mr. Stevenson.

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These cavate lodges afford a fair idea of the best known of these prehistoric dwellings in this part of Arizona.

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These cavate rooms were arranged tier above tier in a very irregular way.

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There are several square ruins on top of the mesa above the cavate dwellings.

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The position of the cavate dwellings is a disadvantageous one to reach any cultivated fields if defenders were necessary.

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