vacated

American  

[vey-key-tid] / ˈveɪ keɪ tɪd /

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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unvacated adjective

Etymology

Origin of vacated

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

Chase noticed Nicole move over into the window seat vacated by the boy.

From Literature

In a statement issued in late January, a manager for the apartment complex said “the ICE agent is no longer a tenant and has permanently vacated the property.”

From Los Angeles Times

The state’s high court handed down a decision Monday that vacated court fines for an alleged prison gang leader, setting a precedent that advocates said will help indigent defendants in other cases.

From Los Angeles Times

Nike relied excessively on its classic franchises and also shifted much of its business to the direct-to-consumer channel, allowing other brands to take advantage of the vacated shelf space.

From Barron's

The high court’s decision vacated hundreds of dollars of administrative fees that Hernandez faced and sent the $10,000 restitution fine to the lower court for reconsideration.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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