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evacuo

evacuo

to empty out

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What it meant

ē-văcŭo — Lewis & Short

ē-văcŭo, no

I perf., ātum, 1, v. a., to empty out, evacuate (post-Aug.).
I Lit.: alvum, Plin. 20, 6, 23, § 52; 32, 9, 33, § 104. —
II Trop.
1 To rid one's self of, lay aside: quae pueruli erant, Vulg. 1 Cor. 13, 11.—
2 To make void, cancel: obligationem, Cod. Just. 8, 43, 4; Vulg. 1 Cor. 1, 17.

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