Evacuate

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vi To let blood.

II. Evacuate ·vt Fig.: To make empty; to Deprive.

III. Evacuate ·vt To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of; as, to evacuate a vessel or dish.

IV. Evacuate ·vt To withdraw from; to Quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress.

V. Evacuate ·vt To make void; to Nullify; to Vacate; as, to evacuate a contract or marriage.

VI. Evacuate ·vt To Remove; to Eject; to Void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.

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