vacated

[vey-key-tid]

adjective

1. (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.

2. (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.

3. rendered inoperative; made void or invalid; annulled.

   A new sentence is being imposed on the defendant in place of the vacated sentence.

4. 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

1. the simple past tense and past participle of vacate.

Other Word Forms

• unvacated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vacated¹

First recorded in 1785–95; vacate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; vacate ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Two weeks have passed since the representative-elect handily won Arizona’s special election, filling a seat vacated by her deceased father.

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But on Aug. 21, the Minnesota DFL vacated that endorsement, igniting a battle not just with the Fateh campaign but its own party.

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As a result, Doku's unorthodox positioning - having vacated his flank - allowed him to pick up the ball unopposed.

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The Houghton and Sunderland South MP also paid tribute to Angela Rayner, who vacated the deputy leadership when she resigned over her tax affairs, and pledged to continue her campaigning role.

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Sir Keir now faces the prospect of a party conference overshadowed by manoeuvring for the deputy leadership role vacated by Rayner, who was popular among the grassroots.

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Related Words

• bare 
• barren 
• blank 
• deserted 
• desolate 
• devoid 
• dry 
• hollow 
• unfilled 
• uninhabited 
• unoccupied 
• vacant