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Webster 1913 Edition
Evacuate
E-vac′u-ate
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Evacuated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Evacuating
.] [l.
evacuatus
, p. p. of evacuare
to empty, nullify; e
out + vacuus
empty, vacare
to be empty. See Vacate
.] 1.
To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of;
as, to
. evacuate
a vessel or dish2.
Fig.: To make empty; to deprive.
[R.]
Evacuate
the Scriptures of their most important meaning. Coleridge.
3.
To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.
4.
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.
5.
To make void; to nullify; to vacate;
as, to
. evacuate
a contract or marriage[Obs.]
Bacon.
E-vac′u-ate
,Verb.
I.
1.
To let blood
[Obs.]
Burton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Evacuate
EVAC'UATE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To make empty; to free from any thing contained; as, to evacuate the church.2.
To throw out; to eject; to void; to discharge; as, to evacuate dark-colored matter from the bowels. Hence,3.
To empty; to free from contents, or to diminish the quantity contained; as, to evacuate the bowels; to evacuate the vessels by bleeding.4.
To quit; to withdraw from a place. The British army evacuated the city of New York, November 25,1783.5.
To make void; to nullify; as, to evacuate a marriage or any contract. [In this sense, vacate is now generally used.]