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evacuate

eva·cuate

UK/ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt/ US/iˈvækjʌˌeɪt/ fairly common

verb

1.

move out of an unsafe location into safety

  • “After the earthquake, residents were evacuated”
2.

empty completely

  • “evacuate the bottle”
3.

move people from their homes or country

4.

create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel, etc.)

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5.

excrete or discharge from the body

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Origin

First attested in 1526; borrowed from Latin ēvacuātus, the perfect passive participle of ēvacuō (“to empty out, evacuate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Phrases

  • ejaculate and evacuate

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