evacate
evacate verb: to empty; to nullify.
Verb
evacate (third-person singular simple present evacates, present participle evacating, simple past and past participle evacated)
- To empty; to nullify.
- No Dispensation of GOD to His Church whatever, can evacate a Duty, which of Right is His Claim by the Unchangeable Law of our Creation.1709, Samuel Harris, A Sermon Preach'd to the United Society, page 7
- it appeared upon the argument that judgment had been entered (see affidavit of Bevins, fol. 30), that not preliminary objection was made to the moving papers and said Bevins consented in open court to argue the question whether or not said judgment should be evacated and set aside ( fol . 516).1905, In the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, page 4
Forms of evacate
| third-person singular present | evacates |
|---|---|
| present participle | evacating |
| past participle | evacated |
| past | evacated |
Origin of evacate
From e- + vacate.
Questions about evacate
- What does evacate mean?
- Evacate means to empty; to nullify.
- What part of speech is evacate?
- Evacate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of evacate?
- The past tense of evacate is evacated.
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