noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɪˌvækjuˈeɪʃən/
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:IY0 V AE1 K Y AH0 W EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion, especially for safety.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 2
Withdrawal of troops or civils from a town, country, fortress, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 3
The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or discharging, including creating a vacuum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 4
Voidance of any matter by the natural passages of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation; urination; also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by cathartics, venesection, or other means.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 5
That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a discharge by stool, urine or other natural means.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 6
Abolition; nullification.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 7
the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: withdrawal
Narrower terms: medical evacuation, medevac, medivac, Dunkirk, Dunkerque
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Meaning 8
the act of removing the contents of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: emptying, voidance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: removal, remotion
Narrower terms: drain, drainage
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Meaning 9
the bodily process of discharging waste matter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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