evacuate the bowels
1Evacuate — 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;… …
2Evacuate — E*vac u*ate, v. i. 1. To let blood [Obs.] Burton. [1913 Webster] 2. to expel stool from the bowels; to defecate. [PJC] …
3evacuate — 1520s, from L. evacuatus, pp. of evacuare to empty, make void, nullify, used by Pliny in reference to the bowels, used figuratively in L.L. for clear out, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + vacuus empty (see VACUUM (Cf. vacuum)). Earliest sense in… …
4evacuate — ► VERB 1) remove from a place of danger to a safer place. 2) leave (a dangerous place). 3) technical remove air, water, or other contents from (a container). 4) empty (the bowels or another bodily organ). DERIVATIVES evacuation noun. ORIGIN …
5evacuate — /i vak yooh ayt /, v., evacuated, evacuating. v.t. 1. to leave empty; vacate. 2. to remove (persons or things) from a place, as a dangerous place or disaster area, for reasons of safety or protection: to evacuate the inhabitants of towns in the… …
6evacuate — [c]/əˈvækjueɪt / (say uh vakyoohayt) verb (evacuated, evacuating) –verb (t) 1. to leave empty; vacate: the residents evacuated the building. 2. to move (persons or things) from a threatened place, disaster area, etc., to a place of greater safety …
7evacuate — verb 1) local residents were evacuated Syn: remove, clear, move out, take away, shift 2) they evacuated the bombed town Syn: leave, vacate, abandon, desert, move out of, quit, withdr …
8evacuate — v.tr. 1 a remove (people) from a place of danger to stay elsewhere for the duration of the danger. b empty (a place) in this way. 2 make empty (a vessel of air etc.). 3 (of troops) withdraw from (a place). 4 a empty (the bowels or other bodily… …
9evacuate — [ɪ vakjʊeɪt] verb 1》 remove from a place of danger to a safer place. ↘leave (a dangerous place). ↘(of troops) withdraw from (a place). 2》 technical remove air, water, or other contents from (a container). ↘empty (the bowels or another …
10evacuate — e•vac•u•ate [[t]ɪˈvæk yuˌeɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing 1) to leave empty; vacate 2) to remove (persons or things) from a place, esp. for reasons of safety 3) to remove persons from (a city, building, area, etc.), esp. for reasons of safety 4) mil a)… …
