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2 definitions found
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
E·vac·u·ate
v. t.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Evacuated
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Evacuating
.]
1.
To
make
empty
;
to
empty
out
;
to
remove
the
contents
of
;
as
,
to
evacuate
a
vessel
or
dish
.
2.
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
.]
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
evacuated
adj
:
emptied
by
being
pumped
out
or
having
a
vacuum
created
; "
a
highly
evacuated
glass
tube
"
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