What does evacuate mean?
Definitions for evacuate
ɪˈvæk yuˌeɪtevac·u·ate
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word evacuate.
Princeton's WordNet
evacuateverb
move out of an unsafe location into safety
"After the earthquake, residents were evacuated"
evacuateverb
empty completely
"evacuate the bottle"
evacuateverb
move people from their homes or country
evacuateverb
create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel)
evacuate, void, emptyverb
excrete or discharge from the body
GCIDE
Evacuateverb
to expel stool from the bowels; to defecate.
Wiktionary
evacuateverb
To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress.
The firefighters told everyone to evacuate the area as the flames approached.
evacuateverb
To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of, including to create a vacuum; as, to evacuate a vessel or dish.
The scientist evacuated the chamber before filling it with nitrogen.
evacuateverb
To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.
Etymology: From evacuare.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To EVACUATEverb
Etymology: evacuo, Latin.
There is no good way of prevention but by evacuating clean, and emptying the church. Richard Hooker, b. iv. s. 10.
We tried how far the air would manifest its gravity in so thin a medium, as we could make in our receiver, by evacuating it. Robert Boyle, Spring of the Air.
Herman Boerhaave gives an instance of a patient, who, by a long use of whey and water, and garden fruits, evacuated a great quantity of black matter, and recovered his senses. Arbuthnot.
The defect, though it would not evacuate a marriage, after cohabitation and actual consummation; yet it was enough to make void a contract. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.
If the prophecies recorded of the Messiah are not fulfilled in Jesus of Nazareth, it is impossible to know when a prophecy is fulfilled, and when not, in any thing or person whatsoever, which would utterly evacuate the use of them. South.
As this neutrality was never observed by the emperor, so he never effectually evacuated Catalonia. Jonathan Swift.
ChatGPT
evacuate
To evacuate means to remove or move people from a place of danger to a safer location. It often refers to situations of emergencies such as natural disasters, wars, or health crisis. This action can be applicable to both persons or substances, as it could also mean removing substances from containers or body parts.
Webster Dictionary
Evacuateverb
to make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of; as, to evacuate a vessel or dish
Evacuateverb
fig.: To make empty; to deprive
Evacuateverb
to remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels
Evacuateverb
to withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress
Evacuateverb
to make void; to nullify; to vacate; as, to evacuate a contract or marriage
Evacuateverb
to let blood
Etymology: [l. evacuatus, p. p. of evacuare to empty, nullify; e out + vacuus empty, vacare to be empty. See Vacate.]
Wikidata
Evacuate
Evacuate is the third album released by British punk rock band Chelsea. Originally released in 1982 by Step Forward, it was re-issued in 2008 by Captain Oi!
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Evacuate
e-vak′ū-āt, v.t. to throw out the contents of: to discharge: to withdraw from.—adj. Evac′uant, purgative.—n. Evacuā′tion, act of emptying out: a withdrawing from: that which is discharged.—adj. Evac′uātive.—n. Evac′uātor, one who evacuates: (law) one who nullifies or makes void. [L. e, out, vacuāre, -ātum, to empty—vacuus, empty.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
evacuate
To withdraw from a town or fortress, in virtue of a treaty or capitulation; or in compliance with superior orders.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
evacuate
To withdraw from a town or fortress, in consequence either of a treaty or a capitulation, or of superior orders.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of evacuate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of evacuate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of evacuate in a Sentence
Sheriff Mark Essick saying its:
Im seeing people reporting that theyre going to stay and fight this fire, you can not fight this. Please evacuate.
The only victims this shooter was able to get to were victims that were stuck in some sort of open area or hallway, several were able to evacuate safely. The ones that couldn’t do that safely did exactly what they were taught and trained to do.
We tried to save many things, but the water just carried them away, we didn't evacuate because we thought the hurricane was going to hit elsewhere.
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory confirms 2 new vents. All Lanipuna residents must evacuate now.
After this call we don't have any hope from our government that they will evacuate students, we are all completely disappointed with our government.
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- جلا عنArabic
- евакуирамBulgarian
- evakuovatCzech
- evakuereDanish
- annullieren, evakuieren, entleerenGerman
- εκκενώσειGreek
- evakuiEsperanto
- evacuarSpanish
- tyhjentääFinnish
- évacuerFrench
- evacuareItalian
- 避難Japanese
- 비우다Korean
- whakatahiMāori
- evacuerenDutch
- evacuarPortuguese
- эвакуироватьRussian
- isprázniti, evakuíratiSerbo-Croatian
- evakueraSwedish
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