Evacuate vs. Vacuate — Which is Correct Spelling?
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Which is correct: Evacuate or Vacuate
How to spell Evacuate?
Evacuate
Correct Spelling
Vacuate
Incorrect Spelling
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Evacuate Definitions
Remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safer place
Several families were evacuated from their homes
Remove air, water, or other contents from (a container)
When it springs a leak, evacuate the pond
To withdraw or depart from; vacate
The coastal areas were evacuated before the hurricane made landfall.
To withdraw or send away (troops or inhabitants) from a threatened area
The Coast Guard helped evacuate the citizens after the flood.
To relinquish military possession or occupation of (a town, for example).
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To excrete or discharge waste matter from (the bowel, for example).
To empty or remove the contents of (a closed space or container).
To empty or remove (fluid, for example) from a closed space or container.
To create a vacuum in.
To withdraw from or vacate a place or area, especially as a protective measure
The mayor urged the residents to evacuate before the hurricane struck.
To excrete waste matter from the body.
(transitive) To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from
The soldiers evacuated the fortress
The firefighters told us to evacuate the area as the flames approached.
To cause (or help) to leave or withdraw from.
The firefighters decided to evacuate all the inhabitants from the street.
To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of, including to create a vacuum.
The scientist evacuated the chamber before filling it with nitrogen.
(figurative) To make empty; to deprive.
To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.
To make void; to nullify; to vacate.
To evacuate a contract or marriage
To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of; as, to evacuate a vessel or dish.
Fig.: To make empty; to deprive.
Evacuate the Scriptures of their most important meaning.
To withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress.
The Norwegians were forced to evacuate the country.
To make void; to nullify; to vacate; as, to evacuate a contract or marriage.
To let blood
To expel stool from the bowels; to defecate.
Move out of an unsafe location into safety;
After the earthquake, residents were evacuated
Empty completely;
Evacuate the bottle
Move people from their homes or country
Create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel, etc.)
Excrete or discharge from the body
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