Meaning

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

  "The firefighters told us to evacuate the area as the flames approached."

• To cause 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."

• 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"