evacuate

v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

v.tr.

1. 1. To empty or remove the contents of.
   2. To create a vacuum in.
2. To excrete or discharge waste matter from (the bowel, for example).
3. 1. To relinquish military possession or occupation of (a town, for example).
   2. To withdraw or send away (troops or inhabitants) from a threatened area.
4. To withdraw or depart from; vacate.

v.intr.

1. To withdraw from or vacate a place or area, especially as a protective measure.
2. To excrete waste matter from the body.

[Middle English evacuaten, from Latin ēvacuāre, ēvacuāt-, to empty out : ē-, ex-, ex- + vacuus, empty (from vacāre, to be empty).]

evacuative e·vac'u·a'tive adj.
evacuator e·vac'u·a'tor n.

verb

1. To remove the contents of: clean out, clear, empty (out), vacate, void. See full/empty/capacity.
2. To discharge (wastes or foreign substances) from the body: eliminate, excrete. Medicine purge. See keep/release.

v

Definition: clear an area; empty
Antonyms: come in, enter, fill, load, occupy

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v. 1. remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safe place: several families were evacuated from their homes.

2. (of troops) withdraw from (a place): the last British troops evacuated the Canal Zone.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - evakuere, tømme, rømme, udtømme, afgive, kvittere
v. intr. - evakuere, tømme, rømme

Nederlands (Dutch)
evacueren, terugtrekken, ledigen, ontlasten, leegpompen, ontruimen, uitwerpsel

Français (French)
v. tr. - évacuer
v. intr. - évacuer, vomir, déféquer

Deutsch (German)
v. - evakuieren, räumen, entleeren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκκενώνω, αδειάζω, αφοδεύω, αποπατώ

Italiano (Italian)
evacuare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - evacuar, desocupar

Русский (Russian)
эвакуировать, выводить, покидать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - evacuar, desocupar, hacer salir, vaciar
v. intr. - evacuar una ciudad

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - evakuera, utrymma, tömma

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
撤空, 撤离, 使避难, 使疏散, 从...撤退, 排空, 撤退, 疏散, 排粪, 排尿

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 撤空, 撤離, 使避難, 使疏散, 從...撤退, 排空
v. intr. - 撤離, 撤退, 疏散, 排糞, 排尿

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 비우다, 철수시키다, 배설하다
v. intr. - 피난하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 明け渡す, …から撤退する, 避難させる, 疎開させる, 撤退させる, 排泄する, からにする, 疎開する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجلي عن منطقه, يفرغ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פינה, פינה אנשים, פינה מקום, עשה צרכיו‬
v. intr. - ‮גלה ממקומו בשל מלחמה, עשה צרכיו‬

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