Definition of "evacuate" in English

verb

1. (transitive) To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from.

   • The soldiers evacuated the fortress.
   • The firefighters told us to evacuate the area as the flames approached.

2. To cause (or help) to leave or withdraw from.

   • The firefighters decided to evacuate all the inhabitants from the street.

3. To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of, including to create a vacuum.

   • The scientist evacuated the chamber before filling it with nitrogen.

4. (figurative) To make empty; to deprive.

5. To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bladder or the bowels (to stool).

6. To make void; to nullify; to vacate.

   • to evacuate a contract or marriage