evacuate

e·vac·u·ate  (-vky-t)

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

v.tr.

1.

a. To empty or remove the contents of.

b. To create a vacuum in.

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

3.

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

b. To withdraw or send away (troops or inhabitants) from a threatened area.

4. To withdraw or depart from; vacate.

v.intr.

1. To withdraw from or vacate a place or area, especially as a protective measure.

2. To excrete waste matter from the body.

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[Middle English evacuaten, from Latin vacure, vacut-, to empty out : -, ex-, ex- + vacuus, empty (from vacre, to be empty; see eu- in Indo-European roots).]

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e·vacu·ative adj.

e·vacu·ator n.

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evacuate

Verb

[-ating, -ated]

1. to send away from a dangerous place to a safe place: 200 people were evacuated from their homes because of the floods

2. to empty (a place) of people because it has become dangerous: the entire street was evacuated until the fire was put out

3. Physiol to discharge waste from the body [Latin evacuare to empty]

evacuation n
evacuee n

Thesaurus

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 void, empty egest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" 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

2. abandon, leave, clear, desert, quit, depart (from), withdraw from, pull out of, move out of, relinquish, vacate, forsake, decamp from

Translations

evacuate [ɪˈvækjueɪt] vt → evacuar [+ place]; desocupar

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evacuate [ɪˈvækjueɪt] vt → évacuer

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evacuate [ɪˈvækjueɪt] vt → evakuieren;

(place) → räumen

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evacuate [ɪˈvækjueɪt] vt → evacuare