Difference between Evacuate and Empty

What is the difference between Evacuate and Empty?

Evacuate as a verb is to make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of; as, to evacuate a vessel or dish. while Empty as a verb is to make empty; to void; to remove the contents of

Evacuate

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of; as, to evacuate a vessel or dish. Fig.: To make empty; to deprive. To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels. To withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress

Empty

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to make empty; to void; to remove the contents of

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: devoid of contentContaining no elements (as of a string or array), opposed to being null (having no valid value).

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A bottle previously containing some liquid, especially a drink, and that is now empty.

Example sentence: Don't die old, die empty. That's the goal of life. Go to the cemetery and disappoint the graveyard.

We hope you now know whether to use Evacuate or Empty in your sentence.

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