[ ɪ'vakjʊeɪt ]
■ verb
1》 remove from a place of danger to a safer place.
↘leave (a dangerous place).
↘(of troops) withdraw from (a place).
2》 technical remove air, water, or other contents from (a container).
↘empty (the bowels or another bodily organ).
Derivatives
evacuation noun
Origin
ME: from L. evacuat- , evacuare , from e- (var. of ex- ) 'out of' + vacuus 'empty'.