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| evacuate | |
| 1. v. To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress. |  |
| The firefighters told us to evacuate the area as the flames approached. | |
| 2. v. To cause to leave or withdraw from. | |
| The firefighters decided to evacuate all the inhabitants from the street. | |
| 3. v. 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. | |
| 4. v. (figurative) To make empty; to deprive. | |
| 5. v. To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels. | |
| 6. v. To make void; to nullify; to vacate. | |
| to evacuate a contract or marriage | |
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