What does "evacuate" mean?
Evacuate: Fig.: To make empty; to deprive. [R.] Evacuate the Scriptures of their most important meaning. Coleriage.
Additional senses
- 2.To remove; to eject; to void; o discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.
- 3.To withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress. The Norwegians were forced to evacuate the country. Burke.
- 4.To make void; to nullify; to vacate; as, to evacuate a contract or marriage. [Obs.] Bacon.
- 5.To let blood [Obs.] Burton.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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