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.
E*vac"u*ate, v. i. To let
blood [Obs.] Burton.
