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evacuate

/ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt/
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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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