Meaning of EVACUATE
| Pronunciation: | | i'vakyoo`eyt
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- [v] excrete or discharge from the body
- [v] empty completely; "evacuate the bottle"
- [v] create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel, etc.)
- [v] move out of an unsafe location into safety; "After the earthquake, residents were evacuated"
- [v] move people from their homes or country
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| | Synonyms: | | empty, exhaust, void |
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| | See Also: | | displace, egest, eliminate, empty, excrete, force out, move, pass, suction | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\E*vac"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evacuated}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Evacuating}.] [l. evacuatus, p. p. of evacuare to
empty, nullify; e out + vacuus empty, vacare to be empty. See
{Vacate}.]
1. To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of;
as, to evacuate a vessel or dish.
2. Fig.: To make empty; to deprive. [R.]
Evacuate the Scriptures of their most important
meaning. --Coleridge.
3. To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the
contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.
4. To withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers
from a country, city, or fortress.
The Norwegians were forced to evacuate the country.
--Burke.
5. To make void; to nullify; to vacate; as, to evacuate a
contract or marriage. [Obs.] --Bacon.
\E*vac"u*ate\, v. i.
To let blood [Obs.] --Burton.
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