evacuate
Translation
to evacuate, to clear, to empty
Examples
They had to evacuate the building.
They had to evacuate the building.
Residents were ordered to evacuate.
Residents were ordered to evacuate.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to move people from a place They had to evacuate the building.
((sb.)) ((from sth.)) to move (sb.) from (a place) They evacuated residents from the coast.
Similar Words
Synonyms: clear, remove, withdraw; Antonyms: occupy, fill
Etymology
From Latin 'e-' (out) + 'vacuus' (empty). Literally 'to make empty'.
Memory Tips
Think of a 'vacuum' which is empty space. To 'evacuate' is to make a space empty by moving people 'out' (e-).