evacuo

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

ē-văcŭo, no perf., ātum, 1, v. a., to empty out, evacuate (post-Aug.).

I Lit.: alvum, Plin. 20, 6, 23, § 52; 32, 9, 33, § 104. —

II Trop.

1 To rid one's self of , lay aside : quae pueruli erant, Vulg. 1 Cor. 13, 11.—

2 To make void , cancel : obligationem, Cod. Just. 8, 43, 4; Vulg. 1 Cor. 1, 17.