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evacuate
[ih-vak-yoo-eyt]
verb (used with object)
to leave empty; vacate.
to remove (persons or things) from a place, as a dangerous place or disaster area, for reasons of safety or protection.
to evacuate the inhabitants of towns in the path of a flood.
to remove persons from (a city, town, building, area, etc.) for reasons of safety.
to evacuate the embassy after a bomb threat.
Military.
to remove (troops, wounded soldiers, civilians, etc.) from a war zone, combat area, etc.
to withdraw from or quit (a town, fort, etc., that has been occupied).
Physiology., to discharge or eject as through the excretory passages, especially from the bowels.
to deprive.
Fear evacuated their minds of reason.
to produce a vacuum in.
evacuate
/ ɪˈvækjʊˌeɪt /
verb
(also intr) to withdraw or cause to withdraw from (a place of danger) to a place of greater safety
to make empty by removing the contents of
(also intr) physiol
to eliminate or excrete (faeces); defecate
to discharge (any waste product) from (a part of the body)
(tr) to create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel, etc)
Other Word Forms
- reevacuate verb
- unevacuated adjective
- evacuative adjective
- evacuation noun
- evacuator noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of evacuate1
Example Sentences
A nearby school and residential block have been evacuated as a precaution and traffic in the area is expected to be affected.
"I do not intend to evacuate," he said.
Vitali Klitschko said residents were evacuated and the building suffered damage to the upper floors, but the fire had been extinguished.
No fire chief wants to face the scenario of a vulnerable town with no time to evacuate.
This resulted in Peruvian authorities having to clear the tracks and evacuate tourists on special train services.
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