evacuate
/ษชหvรฆk.ju.eษชt/IPA: /IH0 V AE1 K Y AH0 EY0 T/
verb
- 1
To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from
โThe firefighters told us to evacuate the area as the flames approached.โ
- 2
To cause to leave or withdraw from.
โThe firefighters decided to evacuate all the inhabitants from the street.โ
- 3
To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of, including to create a vacuum.
โThe scientist evacuated the chamber before filling it with nitrogen.โ
- 4
To make empty; to deprive.
- 5
To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.
- 6
To make void; to nullify; to vacate.
โto evacuate a contract or marriageโ
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