To make empty; to free from any thing contained; as, to evacuate the church.

To throw out; to eject; to void; to discharge; as, to evacuate dark- colored matter from the bowels. Hence,

To empty; to free from contents, or to diminish the quantity contained; as, to evacuate the bowels; to evacuate the vessels by bleeding.

To quit; to withdraw from a place. The British army evacuated the city of New York, November 25, 1783.

To make void; to nullify; as, to evacuate a marriage or any contract.