Evacuate

v. t. [imp. & p. p. EVACUATED; p. pr. & vb. n. EVACUATING.] [Lat. evacuare, evacuatum, from e, out, and vacuus, empty, vacare, to be empty; It. evacuare, Pr., Sp., & Pg. evacuar, Fr. évacuer.]

1. To make empty; to remove the contents of; as, to evacuate a vessel or dish.
2. To deprive. [Rare.]

Evacuate the Scriptures of their most important meaning. Coleridge. Evacuate the term of all its proper meaning. Coleridge.

3. To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge; as, to evacuate the contents of a vessel, or of the animal system.
4. To withdraw from; to quit; to desert, as a city, fort, and the like.

The Norwegians were forced to evacuate the country. Burke. 5. To make void; to nullify; to vacate; as, to evacuate a contract.