EVACUATE

evacuate, void, empty

(verb) excrete or discharge from the body

evacuate

(verb) empty completely; “evacuate the bottle”

evacuate

(verb) create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel)

evacuate

(verb) move out of an unsafe location into safety; “After the earthquake, residents were evacuated”

evacuate

(verb) move people from their homes or country

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

evacuate (third-person singular simple present evacuates, present participle evacuating, simple past and past participle evacuated)

(transitive) To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from

To cause to leave or withdraw from.

To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of, including to create a vacuum.

(figurative) To make empty; to deprive.

To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.

To make void; to nullify; to vacate.

Source: Wiktionary


E*vac"u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evacuated; p. pr. & vb. n. Evacuating.] Etym: [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. Coleriage.

3. To remove; to eject; to void; o 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.

Definition: To let blood [Obs.] Burton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

5 November 2024

TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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