Related Searches
Nearby Words
Synonyms

evacuation

 [ih-vak-yoo-ey-shuhn]   Origin

e·vac·u·a·tion

   [ih-vak-yoo-ey-shuhn]
noun
1.
the act or process of evacuating, or the condition of being evacuated; discharge or expulsion, as of contents.
2.
Physiology. discharge, as of waste matter through the excretory passages, especially from the bowels.
3.
something evacuated or discharged.
4.
the removal of persons or things from an endangered area.
5.
clearance by removal of troops, equipment, etc.
EXPAND
6.
the withdrawal or removal of troops, civilians, etc.
COLLAPSE
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English evacuacioun < Late Latin ēvacuātion- (stem of ēvacuātiō). See evacuate, -ion

Related forms
e·vac·u·a·tive  [ih-vak-yoo-ey-tiv] , adjective
non·e·vac·u·a·tion, noun
re·e·vac·u·a·tion, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To evacuation

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Evacuation is always a great word to know.
So is agonist. Does it mean:
any function of the body that is essential for life
a contracting muscle whose action is opposed by another muscle
LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Collins
World English Dictionary
evacuate (ɪˈvækjʊˌeɪt)
 
—vb
1.  (also intr) to withdraw or cause to withdraw from (a place of danger) to a place of greater safety
2.  to make empty by removing the contents of
3.  (also intr) physiol
 a.  to eliminate or excrete (faeces); defecate
 b.  to discharge (any waste product) from (a part of the body)
4.  (tr) to create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel, etc)
 
[C16: from Latin ēvacuāre to void, from vacuus empty]
 
evacu'ation
 
—n
 
e'vacuative
 
—adj
 
e'vacuator
 
—n

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

evacuation
c.1400, from L.L. evacuationem (nom. 'evacuatio), noun of action from evacuare (see evacuate).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary

evacuation e·vac·u·a·tion (ĭ-vāk'y&oomacr;-ā'shən)
n.
Discharge of waste materials from the excretory passages of the body, especially from the bowels.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Partners:WordBloglinesCitysearchThe Daily BeastAsk AnswersAsk KidsLife123SendoriThesaurus
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT
How many words do you know? FIND OUT