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Evacuate

/ɪˈvækjəˌeɪt/
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(verb) To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from.

The threatening floods made it necessary to evacuate the town.
We have less than five minutes to evacuate the whole building.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Authorities had to ____ the entire stadium after a suspicious package was found near the entrance.

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