evacuate

  1. Verb.  To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress.
  2. Verb.  To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of, including to create a vacuum; as, to evacuate a vessel or dish.
  3. Verb.  To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.

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