Evacuate

Quick meaning: Evacuate is a verb meaning (transitive) To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from.

Meaning

(transitive) To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from.

More Meanings

1. To cause (or help) to leave or withdraw from.
2. To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of, including to create a vacuum.
3. (figurative) To make empty; to deprive.
4. To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bladder or the bowels (to stool).
5. To make void; to nullify; to vacate.

Example Sentences

The soldiers evacuated the fortress.

The Norwegians were forced to evacuate the country.

Evacuate the Scriptures of their most important doctrines.

The scientist evacuated the chamber before filling it with nitrogen.

Word Forms

• evacuates
• evacuating
• evacuated

Synonyms for evacuate

Depending on context, synonyms include void, eliminate, empty, exhaust.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include eliminate, exhaust, empty, void, exit, vacate.

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