Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

evacuate

/ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: evac-u-ate
IPA: /ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from.

Transitive verb

verb

To cause (or help) to leave or withdraw from.

verb

To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of, including to create a vacuum.

verb

To make empty; to deprive.

verb

To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bladder or the bowels (to stool).

verb

To make void; to nullify; to vacate.

Example Sentences

"The soldiers evacuated the fortress."
"The firefighters told us to evacuate the area as the flames approached."
"The Norwegians were forced to evacuate the country."
"The firefighters decided to evacuate all the inhabitants from the street."
"Early the next morning I set off on the long and hazardous trek through jungles and hills into Assam, and regretfully said "good-bye" to the gallant little Burma Railways, which had functioned to the last and played a big part in evacuating many thousands of refugees and wounded soldiers in the path of the rapidly advancing Japanese."
"The scientist evacuated the chamber before filling it with nitrogen."

Etymology

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

Origin

First known use: First attested in 1526

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₁weh₂-

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

evacuates (present, singular) evacuating (participle, present) evacuated (participle, past) evacuated (past)

Derived Forms

evacuative evacuator evacuatory evacuee

Phrases

ejaculate and evacuate self-evacuate

Frequently Paired Words

evacuation

Synonyms

void empty

Questions

How do you pronounce evacuate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt/.
What does evacuate mean?: To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from.
Where does evacuate come from?: First known use: First attested in 1526.

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