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

Vacated homes are a hot item for Americans and other foreigners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

But next on the list, if it were a university, would be Vacated — the euphemism given to appearances later wiped from the record by scandal.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2019

Vacated when Pat Tiberi retired to take a private sector job, the seat is centered on the northern suburbs of Columbus.

From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2018

Vacated by the multinational firm that had been building housing units there, it had been taken over by the "Hawks of Al-Fatah" unit.

From Reuters • Sep. 6, 2011

Vacated lockers were scrubbed, mattresses fumigated, brass coat hooks, doorknobs and keyholes were buffed.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Related Words

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