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e·vac·u·ate
(ĭ-văk′yo͞o-āt′)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.
[Middle English evacuaten, to expel (excessive or morbid humors) from the body (according to medieval theories of physiology), from Latin ēvacuāre, ēvacuāt-, to empty out : ē-, ex-, ex- + vacuus, empty (from vacāre, to be empty; see euə- in Indo-European roots).]
e·vac′u·a′tive adj.
e·vac′u·a′tor n.
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evacuate
(ɪˈvækjʊˌeɪt)vb (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. (Physiology) (also intr) physiol
a. to eliminate or excrete (faeces); defecate
b. to discharge (any waste product) from (a part of the body)
4. (General Physics) (tr) to create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel, etc)
[C16: from Latin ēvacuāre to void, from vacuus empty]
eˌvacuˈation n
eˈvacuative adj
eˈvacuˌator n
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e•vac•u•ate
(ɪˈvæk yuˌeɪt)v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t.
1. to leave empty; vacate.
2. to remove (persons or things) from a place, esp. for reasons of safety.
3. to remove persons from (a city, building, area, etc.), esp. for reasons of safety.
4.
a. to remove (troops, civilians, etc.) from a war zone, combat area, etc.
b. to withdraw from (an occupied town, fort, etc.).
5. to discharge or eject, esp. from the bowels.
6. to produce a vacuum in (a vessel, electron tube, etc.).
v.i. 7. to leave a place because of military or other dangers.
8. to void; defecate.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin ēvacuātus, past participle of ēvacuāre=ē- e- + vacuāre to empty; see vacuum, -ate1]
e•vac′u•a`tor, n.
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evacuate
Past participle: evacuated
Gerund: evacuating
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| Verb | 1. |  evacuate - move out of an unsafe location into safety; "After the earthquake, residents were evacuated"move - change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another" |
| 2. | evacuate - empty completely; "evacuate the bottle" empty - make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building" | |
| 3. | evacuate - move people from their homes or country displace - cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war" | |
| 4. | evacuate - create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel) empty - make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building" | |
| 5. | evacuate - excrete or discharge from the body suction - empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction; "suction the uterus in an abortion" |
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evacuate
verb
1. remove, clear, withdraw, expel, move out, send to a safe place 18,000 people have been evacuated from the city.
2. abandon, leave, clear, desert, quit, depart (from), withdraw from, pull out of, move out of, relinquish, vacate, forsake, decamp from The residents have evacuated the area.
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evacuate
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Translations
يُجْلي، يُخْلييُخْلِييُخْلي، يُخْرِج
evakuovat
evakuereforladerømme
evakuoida
evakuiratiisprazniti
evakuál
flytja á brotttæma, flytja á brott; yfirgefa
避難させる避難する
피난시키다
evakuacijaevakuoti
atbrīvotevakuēt
evakuovať
evakuiratiizprazniti
evakuera
อพยพ
sơ tán
evacuate
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evacuate
(iˈvӕkjueit) verb1. to leave or withdraw from (a place), especially because of danger. The troops evacuated their position because of the enemy's advance.
2. to cause (inhabitants etc) to leave a place, especially because of danger. Children were evacuated from the city to the country during the war.
eˌvacuˈation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
evacuate
→ يُخْلِي evakuovat evakuere evakuieren εκκενώνω evacuar evakuoida évacuer evakuirati evacuare 避難させる 피난시키다 evacueren evakuere ewakuować evacuar эвакуировать evakuera อพยพ boşaltmak sơ tán 疏散Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
e·vac·u·ate
vt. evacuar, eliminar; defecar; vaciar,
Mex. obrar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
evacuate
vt evacuarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.