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evacuate
e·vac·u·ate / iˈvakyəˌwāt/ • v. [tr.] 1. remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safe place: several families were evacuated from their homes. ∎ leave or cause the occupants to leave (a place of danger): fire alarms forced staff to evacuate the building. 2. technical remove air, water, or other contents from (a container): when it springs a leak, evacuate the pond. ∎ empty (the bowels or another bodily organ). ∎ discharge (feces or other matter) from the body. |
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"evacuate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "evacuate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-evacuate.html "evacuate." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-evacuate.html |
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evacuate v.
1. remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safe place: several families were evacuated from their homes. 2. (of troops) withdraw from (a place): the last British troops evacuated the Canal Zone. |
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"evacuate." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "evacuate." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-evacuate.html "evacuate." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-evacuate.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "evacuate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "evacuate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-evacuate.html T. F. HOAD. "evacuate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-evacuate.html |
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evacuate
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•irradiate, radiate
•mediate • ideate • repudiate
•palliate, retaliate
•affiliate, ciliate, conciliate, humiliate
•exfoliate, foliate
•nucleate • permeate • delineate
•calumniate • expiate
•expatriate, repatriate
•recreate • inebriate
•aureate, excoriate
•procreate
•appropriate, expropriate, impropriate, misappropriate
•infuriate, luxuriate
•asphyxiate • nauseate
•annunciate, enunciate
•instantiate, substantiate, transubstantiate
•differentiate, potentiate
•expatiate, ingratiate, satiate
•appreciate, depreciate
•initiate, officiate, propitiate, vitiate
•associate, dissociate, negotiate
•excruciate • aviate
•abbreviate, alleviate, deviate
•obviate • exuviate • inchoate
•actuate • perpetuate • effectuate
•habituate • fluctuate • punctuate
•graduate • individuate • menstruate
•accentuate, eventuate
•evacuate
•evaluate, valuate
•superannuate • infatuate
•attenuate, extenuate
•insinuate • situate
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"evacuate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "evacuate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-evacuate.html "evacuate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-evacuate.html |
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