evacuate (redirected from evacuates)

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

evacuate [ɪˈvækjueɪt] vt → évacuer

evacuate [ɪˈvækjueɪt] vt → evakuieren;

(place) → räumen

evacuate [ɪˈvækjueɪt] vt → evacuare

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evacuate

v evacuate [iˈvӕkjueit]

1 to leave or withdraw from (a place), especially because of danger The troops evacuated their position because of the enemy's advance. onttrek يُجْلي، يُخْلي евакуирам evakuovat evakuere; rømme; forlade verlegen εκκενώνω evacuar evakueeruma عقب نشستن؛ ترک کردن siirtää pois, tyhjentää évacuer לְהִתפָּנוֹת सुरक्षित स्थान पर ले जाना असुरक्षित जगह से evakuirati kiürít mengungsi tæma, flytja á brott; yfirgefa evacuare 撤退する 철수하다 palikti atbrīvot (teritoriju) berundur evacueren rømme, trekke seg ut, evakuere ewakuować evacuar a părăsi, a evacua оставлять evakuovať umakniti (se) napustiti dra bort, utrymma อพยพ; ย้ายไปที่ปลอดภัยกว่า çekilmek 撤離 евакуювати خطرے میں گھرے لوگوں کو محفوظ جگہ میں پہنچانا di tản 撤离

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. ontruim يُخْلي، يُخْرِج евакуирам evakuovat evakuere evakuieren απομακρύνω evacuar evakueerima تخلیه کردن؛ بیرون بردن evakuoida évacuer לְפָנוֹת निकल जाना napustiti, isprazniti evakuál mengungsikan flytja á brott evacuare 避難させる 소개(疏開)시키다 evakuoti evakuēt dipindahkan evacueren evakuere(s) ewakuować evacuar эвакуировать evakuovať evakuirati evakuisati evakuera อพยพ boşaltmak, uzaklaştırmak 疏散 евакуювати; вивозити حفاظت کی غرض سے کسی جگہ کو خالی کرنا sơ tán 疏散

n eˌvacuˈation

ontruim إخْلاء، إجْلاء евакуация evakuace evakuering; rømning die Evakuierung εκκένωση, απομάκρυνση evacuación evakuatsioon تخلیه؛ عقب نشینی evakuointi évacuation פִּנוּי @@@פִּינוּי$$$ परित्याग evakuacija, napuštanje kiürít(tet)és pengungsian brottflutningur; tæming evacuazione 撤退 철수 evakuacija evakuācija pemindahan evacuatie rømming, evakuering ewakuacja evacuação evacuare эвакуация evakuácia evakuacija evakuacija evakuering การอพยพ çekilme, boşaltma 撤離 евакуація انخلاء việc sơ tán 撤离