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1. (v.t.) evacuate
to leave empty; vacate.
2. evacuate
to remove (persons or things) from a place, esp. for reasons of safety.
3. evacuate
to remove persons from (a city, building, area, etc.), esp. for reasons of safety.
4. evacuate
to remove (troops, civilians, etc.) from a war zone, combat area, etc.
5. evacuate
to withdraw from (an occupied town, fort, etc.).
6. evacuate
to discharge or eject, esp. from the bowels.
7. evacuate
to produce a vacuum in (a vessel, electron tube, etc.).
8. (v.i.) evacuate
to leave a place because of military or other dangers.
9. evacuate
to void; defecate.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L ēvacuātus, ptp. of ēvacuāre=ē-e - +vacuāre to empty; see vacuum , -ate1)
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| Definition of 'evacuate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) evacuate
move out of an unsafe location into safety
"After the earthquake, residents were evacuated"
2. (verb) evacuate
empty completely
"evacuate the bottle"
3. (verb) evacuate
move people from their homes or country
4. (verb) evacuate
create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel)
5. (verb) evacuate, void, empty
excrete or discharge from the body
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1. (verb) evacuate
to leave or make leave a dangerous place
They evacuated the building following the bomb threat.; the evacuation of residents in the path of the fire; mandatory evacuations
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| Definition of 'evacuate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) evacuate
to make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of; as, to evacuate a vessel or dish
2. (verb) evacuate
fig.: To make empty; to deprive
3. (verb) evacuate
to remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels
4. (verb) evacuate
to withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress
5. (verb) evacuate
to make void; to nullify; to vacate; as, to evacuate a contract or marriage
6. (verb) evacuate
to let blood
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Sense: to leave or withdraw from (a place), especially because of danger
The troops evacuated their position because of the enemy's advance.
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 Afrikaans: onttrek |
 Arabic: يُجْلي، يُخْلي |
 Bulgarian: евакуирам |
 Brazilian: evacuar |
 Czech: evakuovat |
 German: verlegen |
 Danish: evakuere; rømme; forlade |
 Greek: εκκενώνω |
 Spanish: evacuar |
 Estonian: evakueeruma |
 Farsi: عقب نشستن؛ ترک کردن |
 Finnish: evakuoida |
 French: évacuer |
 Hebrew: לְהִתפָּנוֹת |
 Hindi: सुरक्षित स्थान पर ले जाना |
 Croatian: evakuirati |
 Hungarian: kiürít |
 Indonesian: mengungsi |
 Icelandic: tæma, flytja á brott; yfi |
 Italian: evacuare |
 Japanese: 撤退する |
 Korean: 피난하다 |
 Lithuanian: palikti |
 Latvian: atbrīvot (teritoriju) |
 Malay: berundur |
 Dutch: evacueren |
 Norwegian: rømme, trekke seg ut, eva |
 Polish: ewakuować |
 Persian: عقب نشستن؛ ترک کردن |
 Pashto: تشول، تخليه كول، لرې كول، |
 Portuguese: evacuar |
 Romanian: a părăsi, a evacua |
 Russian: оставлять |
 Slovak: evakuovať |
 Slovenian: umakniti (se) |
 Serbian: napustiti |
 Swedish: dra bort, utrymma |
 Thai: อพยพ; ย้ายไปที่ปลอดภัยกว่ |
 Turkish: çekilmek |
 Taiwanese: 撤離 |
 Ukrainian: евакуювати |
 Urdu: خطرے میں گھرے لوگوں کو مح |
 Vietnamese: di tản |
 Chinese: 撤离 |
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