evacuate

Definition of evacuate

Verbs

move out of an unsafe location into safety
"After the earthquake, residents were evacuated"
Type of:
move
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
empty completely
"evacuate the bottle"
Type of:
empty
make void or empty of contents
move people from their homes or country
Type of:
displace
cause to move, usually with force or pressure
create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel)
Type of:
empty
make void or empty of contents
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

Vocabulary Lists for evacuate

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Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front »(133 words)
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Elie Wiesel's Night »(52 words)
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