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   Evacuate , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evacuated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Evacuating.] [l. evacuatus, p. p. of evacuare to empty, nullify; e out + vacuus empty, vacare to be empty. See Vacate.]
   To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of; as, to evacuate a vessel or dish.
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   Fig.: To make empty; to deprive. [R.]
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   Evacuate the Scriptures of their most important meaning.
   Coleridge.
   
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   To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.
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   To withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress.
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   The Norwegians were forced to evacuate the country.
   Burke.
   
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   To make void; to nullify; to vacate; as, to evacuate a contract or marriage. [Obs.]
   Bacon.
   
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   Evacuate, v. i.
   To let blood [Obs.]
   Burton.
   
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   to expel stool from the bowels; to defecate.
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