evacuated

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.