Associations to the word «Evacuate»

Wiktionary

EVACUATE, verb. To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress.
EVACUATE, verb. To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of, including to create a vacuum; as, to evacuate a vessel or dish.
EVACUATE, verb. (figurative) To make empty; to deprive.
EVACUATE, verb. To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.
EVACUATE, verb. To make void; to nullify; to vacate.

Dictionary definition

EVACUATE, verb. Move out of an unsafe location into safety; "After the earthquake, residents were evacuated".
EVACUATE, verb. Empty completely; "evacuate the bottle".
EVACUATE, verb. Move people from their homes or country.
EVACUATE, verb. Create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel).
EVACUATE, verb. Excrete or discharge from the body.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras