 |
| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | , past participle of evacuare, from vacuus 'empty' |
| |||||||||
e‧vac‧u‧ate
1 [transitive] to send people away from a dangerous place to a safe place
evacuate somebody from/to something Several families were evacuated from their homes. During the war he was evacuated to Scotland.
Several families were evacuated from their homes.During the war he was evacuated to Scotland.2 [intransitive and transitive] to empty a place by making all the people leave : Police evacuated the area. The order was given to evacuate.
Police evacuated the area.The order was given to evacuate.3 [transitive] formal to empty your bowels
—evacuation noun [uncountable and countable] the evacuation of British troops from the area Police ordered the evacuation of the building.
noun [uncountable and countable] the evacuation of British troops from the areaPolice ordered the evacuation of the building.