'Evacuated' definitions:
Definition of 'Evacuated'
From: GCIDE
- Evacuate \E*vac"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Evacuated; p. pr. & vb. n. Evacuating.] [l. evacuatus, p. p. of evacuare to empty, nullify; e out + vacuus empty, vacare to be empty. See Vacate.]
- 1. To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of; as, to evacuate a vessel or dish. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Fig.: To make empty; to deprive. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- Evacuate the Scriptures of their most important meaning. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress. [1913 Webster]
- The Norwegians were forced to evacuate the country. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To make void; to nullify; to vacate; as, to evacuate a contract or marriage. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'evacuated'
From: GCIDE
- evacuated \evacuated\ adj.
- 1. p. p. of evacuate. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. emptied of gas by being pumped out or having a vacuum created; as, a highly evacuated glass tube. [WordNet 1.5]