evacuate

Definition of Evacuate in English :

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Verb

1. evacuate

move out of an unsafe location into safety

Example Sentences:
'After the earthquake, residents were evacuated'

2. evacuate

empty completely

Example Sentences:
'evacuate the bottle'

3. evacuate

move people from their homes or country

4. evacuate

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

5. empty, evacuate, void

excrete or discharge from the body

empty
void

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Evacuate

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verb (mainly tr)

1. (also intr)

to withdraw or cause to withdraw from (a place of danger) to a place of greater safety

2.

to make empty by removing the contents of

3. (also intr) physiology

a.

to eliminate or excrete (faeces); defecate

b.

to discharge (any waste product) from (a part of the body)

4. (transitive)

to create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel, etc)

Evacuate

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verb transitiveWord forms: eˈvacuˌated or eˈvacuˌating

1.

to make empty; remove the contents of; specif., to remove air from so as to make a vacuum

2.

to discharge (bodily waste, esp. feces)

3.

a.

to remove (inhabitants, etc.) from (a place or area), as for protective purposes

b.

to give up military occupation of; withdraw from

verb intransitive

4.

to withdraw, as from a besieged town or area of danger

5.

to discharge bodily waste, esp. feces

Evacuate

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v. e·vac·u·at·ed, e·vac·u·at·ing, e·vac·u·ates

v.tr.

1.

a. To withdraw or depart from; vacate: The coastal areas were evacuated before the hurricane made landfall.

b. To withdraw or send away (troops or inhabitants) from a threatened area: The Coast Guard helped evacuate the citizens after the flood.

c. To relinquish military possession or occupation of (a town, for example).

2. To excrete or discharge waste matter from (the bowel, for example).

3.

a. To empty or remove the contents of (a closed space or container).

b. To empty or remove (fluid, for example) from a closed space or container.

c. To create a vacuum in.

v.intr.

1. To withdraw from or vacate a place or area, especially as a protective measure: The mayor urged the residents to evacuate before the hurricane struck.

2. To excrete waste matter from the body.

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