evacuate
/ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt/
Dictionary
verb
- To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from
"The firefighters told us to evacuate the area as the flames approached."
- To cause to leave or withdraw from.
"The firefighters decided to evacuate all the inhabitants from the street."
- To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of, including to create a vacuum.
"The scientist evacuated the chamber before filling it with nitrogen."
- To make empty; to deprive.
- To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.
- To make void; to nullify; to vacate.
"to evacuate a contract or marriage"
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