Evacuate Definition

ĭ-văkyo͝o-āt
evacuated, evacuates, evacuating
verb
evacuated, evacuates, evacuating
To withdraw or depart from; vacate.
The coastal areas were evacuated before the hurricane made landfall.
American Heritage
To withdraw, as from a besieged town or area of danger.
Webster's New World
To discharge bodily waste, esp. feces.
Webster's New World
To make empty; remove the contents of; specif., to remove air from so as to make a vacuum.
Webster's New World
To give up military occupation of; withdraw from.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Evacuate

  • Middle English evacuaten to expel (excessive or morbid humors) from the body (according to medieval theories of physiology) from Latin ēvacuāre ēvacuāt- to empty out ē-, ex- ex- vacuus empty (from vacāre to be empty euə- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin evacuare.

    From Wiktionary

Evacuate Sentence Examples

  • I'll evacuate you as soon as it's safe.

  • We can't evacuate you, but we can hide in the hills.

  • We'll need half a day to evacuate the planet.

  • She has refused to evacuate Malta.

  • In 1866 it was occupied by the Prussians, who did not finally evacuate it until the spring of the following year.

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