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

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

According to the agreement, Hezbollah was required to pull its forces north of the Litani River and have its military infrastructure in the vacated area dismantled.

From Barron's

Nearby, signs and posters have been taken down, and the Hostages and Missing Families Forum has vacated the offices that served as its nerve centre.

From BBC

The tenant, initially told to move out in January 2025, only vacated the property last month.

From BBC

But unlike in California, the Oregon decision was subsequently vacated, and is now under review by the appellate court, with one of the original judges appearing to contradict his earlier order in lengthy filing Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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