From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
evacuated \evacuated\ adjective
1. p. p. of {evacuate}. [WordNet 1.5]
2. emptied of gas by being pumped out or having a vacuum created; as, a highly evacuated glass tube. [WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Evacuate \E*vac"u*ate\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Evacuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Evacuating}.] [l. evacuatus, p. p. of evacuare to empty, nullify; e out + vacuus empty, vacare to be empty. See {Vacate}.]
1. To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of; as, to evacuate a vessel or dish.
2. Fig.: To make empty; to deprive. [R.]
Evacuate the Scriptures of their most important meaning. --Coleridge.
3. To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.
4. To withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress.
The Norwegians were forced to evacuate the country. --Burke.
5. To make void; to nullify; to vacate; as, to evacuate a contract or marriage. [Obs.] --Bacon.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: emptied by being pumped out or having a vacuum created; "a highly evacuated glass tube"
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