 evacuate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] move out of an unsafe location into safety | |
| Examples: | "AFter the earthquake, residents were evacuated" |
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| Related terms: | move evacuation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] empty completely | |
| Examples: | "evacuate the bottle" |
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| Related terms: | empty emptying | |
| 3. | [ verb ] move people from their homes or country | |
| Related terms: | displace move | |
| 4. | [ verb ] create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel, etc.) | |
| Synonyms: | exhaust | |
| Related terms: | empty | |
| 5. | [ verb ] excrete or discharge from the body | |
| Synonyms: | eliminate empty void | |
| Related terms: | discharge excrete suction emptying elimination defecator | |
| Similar spelling: |
evacuated evacuation evict evocative |
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