evacuate

e·vac·u·ate

E0245500 (ĭ-văk′yo͞o-āt′)v. e·vac·u·at·ed, e·vac·u·at·ing, e·vac·u·ates v.tr.1. a. To withdraw or depart from; vacate: The coastal areas were evacuated before the hurricane made landfall.b. To withdraw or send away (troops or inhabitants) from a threatened area: The Coast Guard helped evacuate the citizens after the flood.c. To relinquish military possession or occupation of (a town, for example).2. To excrete or discharge waste matter from (the bowel, for example).3. a. To empty or remove the contents of (a closed space or container).b. To empty or remove (fluid, for example) from a closed space or container.c. To create a vacuum in.v.intr.1. To withdraw from or vacate a place or area, especially as a protective measure: The mayor urged the residents to evacuate before the hurricane struck.2. To excrete waste matter from the body.

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[Middle English evacuaten, to expel (excessive or morbid humors) from the body (according to medieval theories of physiology), from Latin ēvacuāre, ēvacuāt-, to empty out : ē-, ex-, ex- + vacuus, empty (from vacāre, to be empty; see euə- in Indo-European roots).]

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e·vac′u·a′tive adj.e·vac′u·a′tor n.

evacuate

(ɪˈvækjʊˌeɪt) vb (mainly tr) 1. (also intr) to withdraw or cause to withdraw from (a place of danger) to a place of greater safety2. to make empty by removing the contents of3. (Physiology) (also intr) physiol a. to eliminate or excrete (faeces); defecateb. to discharge (any waste product) from (a part of the body)4. (General Physics) (tr) to create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel, etc)[C16: from Latin ēvacuāre to void, from vacuus empty] eˌvacuˈation n eˈvacuative adj eˈvacuˌator n

e•vac•u•ate

(ɪˈvæk yuˌeɪt)

v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t. 1. to leave empty; vacate. 2. to remove (persons or things) from a place, esp. for reasons of safety. 3. to remove persons from (a city, building, area, etc.), esp. for reasons of safety. 4. a. to remove (troops, civilians, etc.) from a war zone, combat area, etc. b. to withdraw from (an occupied town, fort, etc.). 5. to discharge or eject, esp. from the bowels. 6. to produce a vacuum in (a vessel, electron tube, etc.). v.i. 7. to leave a place because of military or other dangers. 8. to void; defecate. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin ēvacuātus, past participle of ēvacuāre=ē- e- + vacuāre to empty; see vacuum, -ate¹] e•vac′u•a`tor, n.

evacuate

Past participle: evacuated
Gerund: evacuating

Imperative
evacuate
evacuate

Present
I evacuate
you evacuate
he/she/it evacuates
we evacuate
you evacuate
they evacuate

Preterite
I evacuated
you evacuated
he/she/it evacuated
we evacuated
you evacuated
they evacuated

Present Continuous
I am evacuating
you are evacuating
he/she/it is evacuating
we are evacuating
you are evacuating
they are evacuating

Present Perfect
I have evacuated
you have evacuated
he/she/it has evacuated
we have evacuated
you have evacuated
they have evacuated

Past Continuous
I was evacuating
you were evacuating
he/she/it was evacuating
we were evacuating
you were evacuating
they were evacuating

Past Perfect
I had evacuated
you had evacuated
he/she/it had evacuated
we had evacuated
you had evacuated
they had evacuated

Future
I will evacuate
you will evacuate
he/she/it will evacuate
we will evacuate
you will evacuate
they will evacuate

Future Perfect
I will have evacuated
you will have evacuated
he/she/it will have evacuated
we will have evacuated
you will have evacuated
they will have evacuated

Future Continuous
I will be evacuating
you will be evacuating
he/she/it will be evacuating
we will be evacuating
you will be evacuating
they will be evacuating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been evacuating
you have been evacuating
he/she/it has been evacuating
we have been evacuating
you have been evacuating
they have been evacuating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been evacuating
you will have been evacuating
he/she/it will have been evacuating
we will have been evacuating
you will have been evacuating
they will have been evacuating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been evacuating
you had been evacuating
he/she/it had been evacuating
we had been evacuating
you had been evacuating
they had been evacuating

Conditional
I would evacuate
you would evacuate
he/she/it would evacuate
we would evacuate
you would evacuate
they would evacuate

Past Conditional
I would have evacuated
you would have evacuated
he/she/it would have evacuated
we would have evacuated
you would have evacuated
they would have evacuated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	evacuate - move out of an unsafe location into safety; "After the earthquake, residents were evacuated"move - change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"
	2.	evacuate - empty completely; "evacuate the bottle"empty - make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"
	3.	evacuate - move people from their homes or countrydisplace - cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
	4.	evacuate - create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel)empty - make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"
	5.	evacuate - excrete or discharge from the bodyvoid, emptyegest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"suction - empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction; "suction the uterus in an abortion"

evacuate

verb1. remove, clear, withdraw, expel, move out, send to a safe place 18,000 people have been evacuated from the city.2. abandon, leave, clear, desert, quit, depart (from), withdraw from, pull out of, move out of, relinquish, vacate, forsake, decamp from The residents have evacuated the area.

evacuate

verb1. To remove the contents of:clean out, clear, empty (out), vacate, void.2. To discharge (wastes or foreign substances) from the body:eliminate, excrete.Medicine: purge.

Translations

疏散撤离

evacuate

(iˈvӕkjueit) verb1. to leave or withdraw from (a place), especially because of danger. The troops evacuated their position because of the enemy's advance. 撤離 撤离2. to cause (inhabitants etc) to leave a place, especially because of danger. Children were evacuated from the city to the country during the war. 疏散 疏散eˌvacuˈation noun 撤離，疏散 撤离，疏散

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