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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•vac•u•a•tion (i vak′yo̅o̅ ā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the act or process of evacuating, or the condition of being evacuated; discharge or expulsion, as of contents.
- Physiologydischarge, as of waste matter through the excretory passages, esp. from the bowels.
- something evacuated or discharged.
- the removal of persons or things from an endangered area.
- Militaryclearance by removal of troops, equipment, etc.
- Militarythe withdrawal or removal of troops, civilians, etc.
- Late Latin ēvacuātion- (stem of ēvacuātiō). See evacuate, -ion
- Middle English evacuacioun 1350–1400
e•vac•u•a•tive (i vak′yo̅o̅ ā′tiv),USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024e•vac•u•ate /ɪˈvækyuˌeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -at•ed, -at•ing. - to remove (persons or things) from a place, esp. for reasons of safety:evacuated the people from the flooded village.
e•vac•u•a•tion /ɪˌvækyuˈeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable* uncountable]See -vac-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•vac•u•ate (i vak′yo̅o̅ āt′),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t. - to leave empty;
vacate. - to remove (persons or things) from a place, as a dangerous place or disaster area, for reasons of safety or protection:to evacuate the inhabitants of towns in the path of a flood.
- to remove persons from (a city, town, building, area, etc.) for reasons of safety:to evacuate the embassy after a bomb threat.
- Military
- to remove (troops, wounded soldiers, civilians, etc.) from a war zone, combat area, etc.
- to withdraw from or quit (a town, fort, etc., that has been occupied).
- Physiologyto discharge or eject as through the excretory passages, esp. from the bowels.
- to deprive:Fear evacuated their minds of reason.
- Physicsto produce a vacuum in.
v.i. - to leave a place because of military or other threats.
- to void;
defecate.
- Latin ēvacuātus (past participle of ēvacuāre to empty out, equivalent. to ē- e- + vacuāre to empty); see vacuum, -ate1
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged empty, void, drain.
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