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evacuate
(/I/'v/&/k/j//u/,/eI/t )

verb (v)

  • move out of an unsafe location into safety(verb.motion)
    Example:
    After the earthquake, residents were evacuated.
    source: wordnet30
  • empty completely(verb.change)
    Example:
    Evacuate the bottle.
    source: wordnet30
  • move people from their homes or country(verb.motion)
    source: wordnet30
  • create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel)(verb.change)
    source: wordnet30
  • excrete or discharge from the body(verb.body)
    Synonym:
    empty, void
    source: wordnet30
  • To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of; as, to evacuate a vessel or dish.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To let blood(verb)
    source: webster1913
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