Main Entry:: evac·u·ate
Pronunciation:: \i-ˈva-kyə-ˌwāt, -kyü-ˌāt\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: evac·u·at·ed; evac·u·at·ing
Etymology:: Middle English, to draw off morbid humors, from Latin evacuatus, past participle of evacuare to empty, from e- + vacuus empty
Date:: 15th century

transitive verb1: to remove the contents of : empty2: to discharge from the body as waste : void3: to remove something (as gas or water) from especially by pumping4 a: to remove especially from a military zone or dangerous area b: to withdraw from military occupation of c: vacate <were ordered to evacuate the building>intransitive verb1: to withdraw from a place in an organized way especially for protection2: to pass urine or feces from the body

— evac·u·a·tive

\-ˌwā-tiv, -ˌā-\ adjective

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