evacuate
verb [I or T] /ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt/Definition
› to move people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe: The police evacuated the village shortly before the explosion. A thousand people were evacuated from their homes following the floods. When toxic fumes began to drift toward our homes, we were told to evacuate.Removing and getting rid of thingsTaking things away from someone or somewhere evacuation /ɪˌvæk.juˈeɪ.ʃən/ noun [C or U] › The evacuation of civilians remains out of the question while the fighting continues. The first evacuations came ten days after the disaster.Removing and getting rid of thingsTaking things away from someone or somewhere
(Definition of evacuate verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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