evacuated

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evacuate

An evacuated area is one that's been cleared of people, usually because there's something wrong like an emergency or disaster.

When we say someone has to evacuate from a building, it means they have to leave immediately and go somewhere safe. For example, if you're at work and the fire alarm goes off, you'll probably be evacuated out of the building so everyone can get outside where it's safe. The same thing happens during emergencies like natural disasters or chemical spills – authorities will often evacuate people from a certain area to protect them. If an entire town needs to leave because of flooding, that's another example of evacuation.

How common is "evacuated"?

Word evacuated is considered rare in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.

Definitions

verb

To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from
Example: The firefighters told us to evacuate the area as the flames approached.
To cause to leave or withdraw from.
Example: The firefighters decided to evacuate all the inhabitants from the street.
To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of, including to create a vacuum.
Example: The scientist evacuated the chamber before filling it with nitrogen.
To make empty; to deprive.
To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.
To make void; to nullify; to vacate.
Example: to evacuate a contract or marriage

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adjective

Having had population removed, by evacuation.
Containing a vacuum.
Example: The evacuated flask imploded with a pop when it could no longer stand the outside air pressure.

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