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e·vac·u·ate
 evacuate
- pronunciation:
- ih
vaek
yu
eIt
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verb |
| inflections: |
evacuated, evacuates, evacuating |
| definition: |
to leave or to empty of people for safety reasons.
The firefighters evacuated the burning building.The police evacuated the people from the valley before the flood.- synonyms:
- leave
- similar words:
- empty, quit
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| related words: |
clear |
| derivation: |
evacuator (n.) |
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