E*vac"u*ate (?), 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.]
1.
To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of; as, to evacuate a vessel or dish.
2.
Fig.: To make empty; to deprive.
[R.]
Evacuate the Scriptures of their most important meaning.
Coleridge.
3.
To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.
4.
To withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress.
The Norwegians were forced to evacuate the country.
Burke.
5.
To make void; to nullify; to vacate; as, to evacuate a contract or marriage.
[Obs.]
Bacon.
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E*vac"u*ate, v. i.
To let blood
[Obs.]
Burton.
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