Evacuate

v. t.	1.	To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of; as, to evacuate a vessel or dish. [imp. & p. p. Evacuated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Evacuating.]
	2.	Fig.: To make empty; to deprive. 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.
v. i.	1.	To let blood
	2.	to expel stool from the bowels; to defecate.

Verb	1.	evacuate - move out of an unsafe location into safety; "After the earthquake, residents were evacuated"
	2.	evacuate - empty completely; "evacuate the bottle"
	3.	evacuate - move people from their homes or country
	4.	evacuate - create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel, etc.) Synonyms: exhaust
	5.	evacuate - excrete or discharge from the body Synonyms: void, empty

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