evacuate

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To leave or withdraw from

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

   • The soldiers evacuated the fortress.
   • The firefighters told us to evacuate the area as the flames approached.
   • The Norwegians were forced to evacuate the country.
2. 2

   To cause (or help) to leave or withdraw from.

   • The firefighters decided to evacuate all the inhabitants from the street.
3. 3

   To make empty

   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.
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   1. 4

      To remove

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

      • In the living state, the body is observed to receive aliment; to assimilate a part; to evacuate what is redundant or useless; [...]
   2. 5

      To make void

      To make void; to nullify; to vacate.

      • to evacuate a contract or marriage
      • it would not evacuate a marriage after cohabitation and actual consummation

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