evacuate

CEFRC1

/ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To move people away from a dangerous place.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To cause (or help) to leave or withdraw from.

Examples

  • The threatening floods made it necessary to evacuate the town.

  • We have less than five minutes to evacuate the whole building.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of, including to create a vacuum.

  2. To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from.

  3. To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bladder or the bowels (to stool).

More examples

In context

  • The firefighters decided to evacuate all the inhabitants from the street.

  • The firefighters told us to evacuate the area as the flames approached.

  • The soldiers evacuated the fortress.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The fire alarm forced everyone to blank the building immediately and calmly.

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Origin

verb

First attested in 1526; borrowed from Latin ēvacuātus, the perfect passive participle of ēvacuō (“to empty out, evacuate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).