evacuate

/ษชหˆvรฆk.ju.eษชt/

IPA: /IH0 V AE1 K Y AH0 EY0 T/

verb
  1. 1

    To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from

    โ€œThe firefighters told us to evacuate the area as the flames approached.โ€

  2. 2

    To cause to leave or withdraw from.

    โ€œThe firefighters decided to evacuate all the inhabitants from the street.โ€

  3. 3

    To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of, including to create a vacuum.

    โ€œThe scientist evacuated the chamber before filling it with nitrogen.โ€

  4. 4

    To make empty; to deprive.

  5. 5

    To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.

  6. 6

    To make void; to nullify; to vacate.

    โ€œto evacuate a contract or marriageโ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/evacuate