different between evacuate vs vacate

English

Etymology

From Latin evacuare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??væk.ju.e?t/

Verb

evacuate (third-person singular simple present evacuates, present participle evacuating, simple past and past participle evacuated)

1. (transitive) To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from
   • 1757, Edmund Burke, The Abridgement of the History of England

     The Norwegians were forced to evacuate the country.

2. To cause to leave or withdraw from.

3. To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of, including to create a vacuum.

4. (figuratively) To make empty; to deprive.
   • 1825, James Marsh, Preliminary Essay to Aids to Reflection

     Evacuate the Scriptures of their most important doctrines.

5. To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.
6. To make void; to nullify; to vacate.

   • it would not evacuate a marriage after cohabitation and actual consummation

Derived terms

• self-evacuate

Related terms

• evacuation (noun)

Descendants

• ? Cebuano: bakwit
  • ? English: bakwit

Translations

Italian

Verb

evacuate

1. second-person plural present indicative of evacuare
2. second-person plural imperative of evacuare
3. feminine plural of evacuato

Latin

Verb

?vacu?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of ?vacu?

English

Etymology

From Latin vac?tus, perfect participle of vac?.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e?t

Verb

vacate (third-person singular simple present vacates, present participle vacating, simple past and past participle vacated)

1. To move out of a dwelling, either by choice or by eviction.

   I have to vacate my house by midday, as the new owner is moving in.

   You are hereby ordered to vacate the premises within 14 days.

2. To leave an office or position.

   He vacated his coaching position because of the corruption scandal.

3. (law) To have a court judgement set aside; to annul.

   The judge vacated the earlier decision when new evidence was presented.

4. To leave an area, usually as a result of orders from public authorities in the event of a riot or natural disaster.

   If you do not immediately vacate the area, we will make you leave with tear gas!

Related terms

• vacant
• vacation
• evacuate

Translations

Anagrams

• caveat

Italian

Verb

vacate

1. second-person plural present indicative of vacare
2. second-person plural imperative of vacare
3. feminine plural of vacato

Anagrams

• cavate, taceva

Latin

Verb

vac?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of vac?