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to evacuate
01
to leave a place to be safe from a dangerous situation
Intransitive
Transitive: to evacuate a place
02
(of armed forces) to empty a dangerous place
Transitive: to evacuate an area
03
to excrete or discharge waste from the body, such as bodily fluids or substances
Transitive: to evacuate body waste
04
to remove or empty the contents from a container or space
Transitive: to evacuate a container
05
to transfer people from somewhere dangerous to a safe place
Transitive: to evacuate sb from a place
evacuate
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evacuation
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evacuation
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Example
Due to a chemical leak in the hospital, patients and staff had to evacuate the building swiftly.
A chemical spill near the industrial area prompted citizens to evacuate nearby neighborhoods.
As the wildfire rapidly approached the neighborhood, residents were instructed to evacuate immediately.
In anticipation of the approaching hurricane, coastal communities were urged to evacuate.
With the riverbanks overflowing, the town was forced to evacuate.
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