HyperDic: evacuate

English > 5 senses of the word evacuate:
VERBmotionevacuatemove out of an unsafe location into safety
changeevacuateempty completely
motionevacuatemove people from their homes / homes or country
changeevacuatecreate a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel)
bodyevacuate, void, emptyexcrete or discharge from the body
evacuate > pronunciation
Soundsihvae'kyahey.t; iyvae'kyahey.t
Rhymesabate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...
English > evacuate: 5 senses > verb 1, motion
MeaningMove out of an unsafe location into safety.
PatternSomebody ----s
Example"After the earthquake, residents were evacuated"
Broadermovechange residence, affiliation, or place of employment
Spanishdesalojar, desocupar, evacuar
Catalanevacuar
Nounsevacuationthe act of evacuating
English > evacuate: 5 senses > verb 2, change
MeaningEmpty completely.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example"evacuate the bottle"
Broaderemptymake void or empty of contents
Spanishdesocupar, evacuar
Catalandesocupar, evacuar
Nounsevacuationthe act of removing the contents of something
English > evacuate: 5 senses > verb 3, motion
MeaningMove people from their homes / homes or country.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
Cause tomovechange residence, affiliation, or place of employment
BroaderdisplaceCause to move, usually with force or pressure
Spanishevacuar
Catalanevacuar
Nounsevacuationthe act of evacuating
English > evacuate: 5 senses > verb 4, change
Meaningcreate a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel) .
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Broaderemptymake void or empty of contents
Spanishevacuar
Catalanevacuar
English > evacuate: 5 senses > verb 5, body
Meaningexcrete or discharge from the body.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymsvoid, empty
Caused bypurgeexcrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body)
NarrowersuctionEmpty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction
Broaderexcrete, egest, eliminate, passEliminate from the body
Spanisharrojar, echar, evacuar
Catalanevacuar, treure
Adjectivesevacuantstrongly laxative
Nounsevacuationthe act of removing the contents of something
evacuationthe bodily process of discharging waste matter

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