evacuate
/ɪˈvækjəˌeɪt/
verb
Common
1.v.move out of an unsafe location into safety
“After the earthquake, residents were evacuated”
2.v.empty completely
“evacuate the bottle”
3.v.move people from their homes or country
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evacuate and evaluate differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. evacuate means “move out of an unsafe location into safety”. evaluate means “evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of”. evacuate is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ɪˈvækjəˌeɪt/
1.v.move out of an unsafe location into safety
“After the earthquake, residents were evacuated”
2.v.empty completely
“evacuate the bottle”
3.v.move people from their homes or country
/ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt/
1.v.evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
“I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional”
2.v.form a critical opinion of
“I cannot judge some works of modern art”
| evacuate | evaluate | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ɪˈvækjəˌeɪt/ | /ɪˈvæljuˌeɪt/ |
| Said | i-VA-kyuh-ayt | i-VA-lyoo-ayt |
| Syllables | 4 | 4 |
| Letters | 8 | 8 |
| Parts of speech | verb | verb |
| Senses | 5 | 2 |
| How common | Common | Familiar |
| Synonyms | none recorded | measure, valuate, assess |
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