evakuera

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin ēvacuāre, suffixed with -era. Cognate with German evakuieren, French évacuer, English evacuate.

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evakuera (present evakuerar, preterite evakuerade, supine evakuerat, imperative evakuera)

  1. evacuate; to withdraw from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress; to leave a zone of danger
    Staden evakuerades inför det hotande vulkanutbrottet.
    The city was evacuated when faced with the threatening volcano eruption.
  2. (technical) evacuate; to make empty, including to create a vacuum; as, to evacuate a vessel or dish.

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