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a. Sharpened; sharp-pointed. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

v. i. 1. To let blood [ Obs. ] Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. to expel stool from the bowels; to defecate. [ PJC ]

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 ]

v. t. [ L. exacure; ex out (intens.) + acuere to make sharp. ] To whet or sharpen. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. -- Ex*ac`u*a"tion n. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]