Evacuate

a. [Fr. évacuer; Lat. evacuo, evacuatus -e, ex, and vacuo, to empty, from vaco. See VACANT.] To empty out; to make empty; to throw or draw out the contents of; to free from anything contained; to eject; to void; to empty; to quit; to withdraw from a place. Evacuated, p. a. Emptied; cleared; freed from the contents; quitted; ejected; discharged; vacated. Evacua'tion, n. [Fr., from L. Lat. evacuatio.] Act of emptying or clearing of the contents. -Discharge of any matter by the natural pa ages of the body, or by an artificial opening. ( Mil .) The act of quitting or withdrawing from a place. Evacuative, a. ( Med .) That evacuates; purgative; cathartic. Evangelical A ociation, n. ( Eccl .) A religious body which took its rise in Pennsylvania, in 1800, and has since spread over most of the U. States and a great part of Canada. Its founder was Jacob Albrecht, a German Luther an, who, impre ed with the want of religious life, and the corruption that prevailed among the German churches, commenced a course of itinerant preaching, and made many followers. They devote them- selves much to mi ionary labor, especially among the German population. In theology, they are Arm in i an; but on other points they agree in the e entials of Christianity with the various evangelical churches, with whom they seek to cultivate friendly feelings. Evangelical Union, n. ( Eccl .) See MORRISON I ANS. Evangelicalism, Evangelicism, n. Evangel- ical principles. Evangelically, adv . In a manner according to the Gospel.