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to evacuate

to evacuate

3 7.4
To move waste out of the body, usually from the bowels
  • verb
  • /ɪˈvæk.ju.eɪt/
  • NSFW
translation icon : defecar
  • If you are constipated, it might be difficult to evacuate your bowels completely.
  • evacuate one's bowels

You'd grab them and they'd smell like crap and piss because they just in fear just evacuate all over themselves.

Examples

  • He felt relieved after he could finally evacuate his bowels this morning.

  • Did you evacuate your bowels?

  • The bowels evacuate when the body dies.

  • But I'm terrified that my bowels will evacuate if I do.

  • Gradually, the time between evacuations was increased, and most patients evacuated solid stool two to three times a day within 3 months of operation.

    Academic text (1992)
  • In one case, several employees either lost consciousness or became nauseated and evacuated the work area (Florida Department of Health FDOH, 2007).

    Academic text (2008)
  • Secondly, rhythmic contractions of the colon move the stool into the rectum, storing it there until it can be evacuated.

    Academic text (2012)
  • It is important for your health to evacuate your bowels regularly.

Synonyms

to empty
vsto evacuate
179 1.0

To remove everything from a container or place

is specifically about discharging bowel waste not general clearing out
to pass
vsto evacuate
  • NSFW
168 4.4

To let waste or a small object leave the body

is limited to bowel discharge specifically rather than any expelled object
to eliminate
vsto evacuate
  • Specialized
81 4.3

Remove waste or harmful substances from the body

is concentrated on bowel discharge especially rather than general physiological removal
to poop
vsto evacuate
  • NSFW
68 3.4

To pass solid waste out of the body

is the standard term for bowel discharge in neutral or adult contexts
to expel
vsto evacuate
34 5.0

Push out a substance, for example gas from a body or container

is the word for bowel discharge specifically rather than general forced expulsion
to take a dump
vsto evacuate
  • Offensive
26 9.9

To poop solid waste out of the body

is the neutral bodily term used in formal or medical contexts
to defecate
vsto evacuate
  • Formal
19 7.0

To pass poo out of the body through the opening at the bottom

is the general word for discharging bowel waste rather than clinical phrasing
to relieve oneself
vsto evacuate
  • Formal
11 7.5

To pee or poo, usually in a toilet

is the direct medical description of bowel discharge not a polite euphemism
to excrete
vsto evacuate
  • NSFW
6 7.0

To remove waste from the body through urine, sweat or breath

is focused on bowel discharge specifically rather than any body outlet
to void
vsto evacuate
  • NSFW
3 9.4

To pass waste from the body, especially urine

is the common term focusing on bowel discharge rather than strictly medical usage
to squeeze one out
vsto evacuate
  • NSFW
1 9.9

To pass solid waste from your body

is the neutral medical description rather than an informal slang phrase

Antonyms

60 3.0

To hold something inside so it does not escape

Phrasal Verbs

To move people out of a building for safety during an emergency

Leave a place because it is dangerous or officials tell you to

How Forceful

to purge
  • Archaic
14 7.9
to evacuate
  • NSFW
3 7.4
to defecate
  • Formal
19 7.0
to poop
  • NSFW
68 3.4

Surface Forms

evacuate infinitive
evacuated past
evacuated past participle
evacuating present participle
evacuates third person singular

Morphology

evacuate = vacate (semi-transparent) = e + vacate

The form is built from 'e-' + 'vacate' meaning 'make empty', but the medical/register sense 'to evacuate the bowels' is a specialized usage.

Etymology

Evacuate shares the Latin root vac- ('empty'), the same idea behind vacant. A helpful way to remember is that to evacuate the bowels is to 'empty' the body of waste.