evacuate

BrE /ˈiːvəkeɪt/ AmE /ˈivəˌket/

verb en → es

past evacuated pp evacuated ing evacuating

1 LEAVE DANGER [transitive] B2

to leave a dangerous place, especially because of an emergency such as a fire or flood

evacuar

  • evacuate somebody/something from somewhere

Collocations evacuate the building · evacuate a hospital

  • The fire alarm went off and everyone had to evacuate the building.

    Sonó la alarma de incendio y todos tuvieron que evacuar el edificio.

2 REMOVE [transitive] C1

to remove people or things from a place, especially as part of an official plan

desalojar

  • evacuate somebody/something from somewhere

Collocations evacuate a town · evacuate refugees

  • The government decided to evacuate the town due to the approaching hurricane.

    El gobierno decidió evacuar la ciudad debido al huracán que se acercaba.