## Meanings
1. To move people away from a dangerous place to somewhere safe.
2. To leave a place because it is dangerous.
3. To empty something completely.

## Examples
- After the earthquake, thousands of residents were evacuated.
- The soldiers evacuated the fortress before the enemy arrived.
- The scientist evacuated the chamber before filling it with gas.

## Derived Forms
- evacuative
- evacuator
- evacuatory
- self-evacuate

## Related Forms
- evacuation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₁weh₂-

## Etymology
First attested in 1526; borrowed from Latin ēvacuātus, the perfect passive participle of ēvacuō (“to empty out, evacuate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

## AI Etymology
Evacuate: First attested in 1526; borrowed from Latin ēvacuātus, the perfect passive participle of ēvacuō (“to empty out, evacuate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). In current use, the main senses are “To move people away from a dangerous place to somewhere safe” and “To leave a place because it is dangerous”.

## Topics
- Verbs of Movement
- Safety & Risk

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