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[ verb ] move out of an unsafe location into safety

Examples

"AFter the earthquake, residents were evacuated"

Used in print

(The Oregonian...)

`` Nobody really expects to evacuate .

Related terms

move evacuation

2
[ verb ] empty completely

Examples

"evacuate the bottle"

Used in print

(James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)

The data reported here are either from spectra from which the adsorbed water resonance could easily be eliminated or from spectra of samples evacuated and sealed_off at 375 ` C which contain no adsorbed water .

Related terms

empty emptying

3
[ verb ] move people from their homes or country

Related terms

displace move

4
[ verb ] create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel, etc.)

Synonyms

exhaust

Related terms

empty

5
[ verb ] excrete or discharge from the body

Synonyms

eliminate empty void

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