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Added 9 October 2026

evacuate

/ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt/ verb

In Latin: ēvacuō First recorded: 1526 Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about evacuate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Move out of an unsafe location into safety.
After the earthquake, residents were evacuated
Empty completely.
evacuate the bottle
Move people from their homes or country.

Origin

First attested in 1526; borrowed from Latin ēvacuātus, the perfect passive participle of ēvacuō (“to empty out, evacuate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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