English → Latin
“vacate” in Latin
vacuēfaciōto empty, evacuatevacuōto empty out (a space); to clear (a surface); to deprive (something) of (something)Mārtiālisof or pertaining to Mars; a priest of Mars; soldiers of the Legiō Mārtia
The English word vacate itself goes back to Latin vacō, through vacat.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
vacate
To make empty, vacuefacere (Cic.); vacuum facere (Sall.); vacuare (Martialis): ☞ evacuare, Plin. = evacuate.
To defeat, disannul, Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for vacate?
- The usual Latin words for “vacate” are vacuēfaciō, vacuō, Mārtiālis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.