e ‧ vac ‧ u ‧ ate /ɪˈvækjueɪt/ BrE AmE verb
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: past participle of evacuare , from vacuus 'empty' ]
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.
2 . [intransitive and transitive] to empty a place by making all the people leave:
Police evacuated the area.
The order was given to evacuate.
3 . [transitive] formal to empty your ↑ bowel s
—evacuation /ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable and countable] :
the evacuation of British troops from the area
Police ordered the evacuation of the building.