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| e·vac·u·ate [ i vákyoo àyt ] (past and past participle e·vac·u·at·ed, present participle e·vac·u·at·ing, 3rd person present singular e·vac·u·ates) |
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1. transitive verb make everyone leave place: to empty a dangerous or potentially dangerous place of people
  Towns near the nuclear plant were evacuated as a precautionary measure.
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2. transitive and intransitive verb move to safety: to leave or cause people to leave a place of danger and go somewhere safer
The government has evacuated all its embassy officials from the city.
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3. transitive verb empty something: to empty something by removing all its contents
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formal
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4. transitive and intransitive verb physiology empty bowels or bladder: to discharge feces or urine from the body
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technical
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5. transitive verb physics create vacuum in something: to remove a gas from something, leaving a vacuum
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| [14th century. < Latin evacuat-, past participle of evacuare "empty (the bowels)" < vacuus "empty"] |
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| e·vac·u·a·tive adjective |
| e·vac·u·a·tor noun |
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