e·vac·u·ate (ĭ-vāk'yōō-āt') v.
e·vac·u·at·ed, e·vac·u·at·ing, e·vac·u·ates
v.
tr.
To empty or remove the contents of.
To create a vacuum in.
To relinquish military possession or occupation of (a town, for example).
To withdraw or send away (troops or inhabitants) from a threatened area.
To excrete or discharge waste matter from (the bowel, for example).
To relinquish military possession or occupation of (a town, for example).
To withdraw or send away (troops or inhabitants) from a threatened area.
To withdraw or depart from; vacate.
v.
intr.
To withdraw from or vacate a place or area, especially as a protective measure.
To excrete waste matter from the body.
[Middle English evacuaten, from Latin ēvacuāre, ēvacuāt-, to empty out : ē-, ex-, ex- + vacuus, empty (from vacāre, to be empty; see euə- in Indo-European roots).] e·vac'u·a'tive adj., e·vac'u·a'tor n.