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   e·vac·u·ate

   /əˈvakyəˌwāt/

   verb

   • 1. remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safer place: "several families were evacuated from their homes" Similar removeclearmove outshifttake awayturn outexpelevictclearask/force people to leavemake people leavemake people get outemptydepopulaterare:unpeople
   • ▪ leave or cause the occupants to leave (a place of danger): "fire alarms forced staff to evacuate the building" Similar leavevacateabandondesertmove out ofget out ofexit fromquitwithdraw fromgo away frombe gone fromretreat fromretire fromdecamp fromdisappear fromtake oneself off fromfleedepart fromescape frompull out ofarchaic:forsakeOpposite return to
   • ▪ (of troops) withdraw from (a place): "the last American troops evacuated the Canal Zone"
   • 2. remove air, water, or other contents from (a container): technical "when it springs a leak, evacuate the pond"
   • ▪ empty (the bowels or another bodily organ): "patients evacuated their bowels before dialysis" Similar empty (out)voidopenmovepurgedraindefecateexpelejectdischargeexcretepasseliminatevoidempty (out)drainrare:egestOpposite retain
   • ▪ discharge (feces or other matter) from the body: "the bowel functions to evacuate solid waste products" Similar expelejectdischargeexcretepasseliminatevoidempty (out)drainrare:egestOpposite retain

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘clear the contents of’): from Latin evacuat- ‘(of the bowels) emptied’, from the verb evacuare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + vacuus ‘empty’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. evacuator noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEVACUATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   EVACUATE definition: 1. to move people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe: 2. to empty something of its contents…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of EVACUATE is to remove the contents of : empty. How to use evacuate in a sentence.

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   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.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEVACUATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   EVACUATE meaning: 1. to move people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe: 2. to empty something of its contents…. Learn more.

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   People evacuate when something like a tornado or act of terrorism makes their homes unsafe. To evacuate also means to empty completely, in the bathroom-oriented sense of evacuating (emptying) your bowels.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › evacuateEvacuate - definition of evacuate by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionevacuate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   [transitive, intransitive] evacuate (something) to move out of a place because of danger, and leave the place empty. Employees were urged to evacuate their offices immediately. Locals were told to evacuate. Topics Danger c1, War and conflict c1

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEVACUATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   To evacuate someone means to send them to a place of safety, away from a dangerous building, town, or area. They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country. [ VERB noun ]

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of evacuate – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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    to move people from a dangerous place to somewhere safer: The police quickly evacuated the area after the bomb threat. evacuation. noun [ C, U ] uk / ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃ ə n / us. the evacuation of civilians from the war zone. (Definition of evacuate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of evacuate.

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    evacuate meaning, definition, what is evacuate: to send people away from a dangerous pla...: Learn more.