vacated
[ vey-key-tid ]
adjective
(of a place) given up or left by whoever was occupying it: I had to clean the vacated rooms and prepare them for the newcomers.
(of an office or position) given up or relinquished: The final deadline for applications to the newly vacated position of Project Manager is January 13th.
rendered inoperative; made void or invalid; annulled: A new sentence is being imposed on the defendant in place of the vacated sentence.
cleared or emptied of whatever was in it: Having moved the pork medallions to a covered plate, fry the bacon in the vacated pan.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of vacate.
Origin of vacated
1Other words from vacated
- un·va·cat·ed, adjective
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