transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈva-kyə-ˌwāt, -kyü-ˌāt ]
verb
( -at·ed ; -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 verb
1. : to remove the contents of : empty
2. : to discharge from the body as waste : void
3. : to remove something (as gas or water) from especially by pumping
4.
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 verb
1. : to withdraw from a place in an organized way especially for protection
2. : to pass urine or feces from the body
• evac·u·a·tive -ˌwā-tiv, -ˌā- adjective