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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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