Evacuate (verb)

1. To remove people or animals from a place of danger to a safer place.
2. To empty a place, as of occupants, contents, or refuse.

Origin:

From latin evacuare ("empty out"), from e- ("out") + vacuus ("empty").

Examples:

1. The residents were evacuated due to the approaching storm.
2. The city was evacuated before the hurricane hit.
3. The building was evacuated due to a gas leak.
4. The evacuation was orderly and efficient.
5. The ship was evacuated after a fire broke out on board.