EVACUATED

Adjective

evacuated (comparative more evacuated, superlative most evacuated)

Having had population removed, by evacuation.

Containing a vacuum.

Verb

evacuated

simple past tense and past participle of evacuate

Source: Wiktionary


EVACUATE

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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