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evacuate

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: evacuate

1
 v
move out of an unsafe location into safety
2
 v
empty completely
3
 v
excrete or discharge from the body
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: evacuate
1

v move out of an unsafe location into safety

“After the earthquake, residents were evacuated”
Type of:
move
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment

v move people from their homes or country

Type of:
displace
cause to move, usually with force or pressure
2

v empty completely

“evacuate the bottle”
Type of:
empty
make void or empty of contents

v create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel)

Type of:
empty
make void or empty of contents
3

v excrete or discharge from the body

Synonyms:
empty, void
Types:
suction
empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction
Type of:
egest, eliminate, excrete, pass
eliminate from the body
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