After surrendering, the soldiers evacuated the fort.
SYNONYM(S): quit, vacate.to evacuate the stomach.
We will have to evacuate if the flood gets any worse.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
vac|u|ate — «VAK yu ayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. 1. to create a vacuum in. 2. Obsolete. to make empty. 3. Obsolete. to annul; nullify. 4. Obsolete. to clear out or di … Useful english dictionary
vac — no·vac·u·lite; vac·car·ia; vac·ca·ry; vac·cen·ic; vac·ci·nal; vac·ci·na·tion; vac·ci·na·tor; vac·cin·ia; vac·cin·i·a·ce·ae; vac·cin·i·al; vac·cin·iform; vac·cin·i·um; vac·ci·noid; vac·il·lan·cy; vac·il·lant; vac·il·late; vac·il·lat·ing·ly;… … English syllables
vaccinate — vac|cin|ate [ˈvæksıneıt] v [T] to protect a person or animal from a disease by giving them a vaccine = ↑immunize vaccinate sb against sth ▪ All children should be vaccinated against measles. >vaccination [ˌvæksıˈneıʃən] n [U and C] ▪ a flu… … Dictionary of contemporary English
vacuate — vac·u·ate … English syllables
evacuate — e•vac•u•ate [[t]ɪˈvæk yuˌeɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing 1) to leave empty; vacate 2) to remove (persons or things) from a place, esp. for reasons of safety 3) to remove persons from (a city, building, area, etc.), esp. for reasons of safety 4) mil a)… … From formal English to slang
Evacuate — E*vac u*ate, v. i. 1. To let blood [Obs.] Burton. [1913 Webster] 2. to expel stool from the bowels; to defecate. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Evacuate — E*vac u*ate, v. 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Evacuated — Evacuate E*vac u*ate, v. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Evacuating — Evacuate E*vac u*ate, v. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vacuate — Vac u*ate, v. t. [L. vacuatus, p. p. of vacuare to empty, from vacuus empty. See {Vacant}.] To make void, or empty. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
