What is the meaning of evacuate?

verb

  • Move out of an unsafe location into safety.
    • usage: "After the earthquake, residents were evacuated"
  • Empty completely.
    • usage: "evacuate the bottle"
  • Move people from their homes or country.
  • Create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel. )
  • Excrete or discharge from the body.
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