evacuate

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/ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt/ English

Definitions

verb

To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from“The firefighters told us to evacuate the area as the flames approached.”
To cause to leave or withdraw from.“The firefighters decided to evacuate all the inhabitants from the street.”
To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of, including to create a vacuum.“The scientist evacuated the chamber before filling it with nitrogen.”
To make empty; to deprive.

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Synonyms

eliminate exhaust empty void exit vacate evac evacuation egress evict leave escape dispose eviction removal release

Associated

evacuated wounded stranded flooding casualties flooded homes floods refugees trapped helicopter

Rhymes

elucidate articulate desolate facilitate profligate explicate deliberate delineate ruminate innate

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