evacuate

English

/ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt/

verb

Definitions

(transitive) To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from
To cause to leave or withdraw from.
To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of, including to create a vacuum.
(figurative) To make empty; to deprive.
To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.
To make void; to nullify; to vacate.

Etymology

Derived from Latin evacuare.

Origin

Latin

evacuare

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bakwit English
evacuateth English
evacuative English
evacuator English
evacuatory English
self-evacuate English
evacuare Latin
vacuus Latin
ēvacuāre Latin
ēvacuāre, evacuo Latin
evakuieren German
evakuál Hungarian
évacuer French
эвакуировать Russian
evakuere Norwegian Bokmål
bakwit Cebuano
bakwitanan Cebuano