verbthird conjugation, semi-deponent, no supine stem, irregular long ī
vacēfīō
vacēfīō (present infinitive vacēfierī)
Classical[wa.keːˈfiː.oː]Ecclesiastical[va.t͡ʃeˈfiː.o]
Meaning
- rareto be emptied or vacated
Near-synonyms: ināniō, vacō
Hoc ubi inanitur spatium multusque vacefit in medio locus, extemplo primordia ferri in vacuum prolapsa cadunt coniuncta, fit utque
c. 99 BCE – 55 BCE, Lucretius, De rerum natura 6.1005–1008
Conjugation conjugation 3 deponent irregular no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vacēfīō | vacēfīēbam | vacēfīam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | vacēfīs | vacēfīēbās | vacēfīēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | vacēfit | vacēfīēbat | vacēfīet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | vacēfīmus | vacēfīēbāmus | vacēfīēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | vacēfītis | vacēfīēbātis | vacēfīētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | vacēfīunt | vacēfīēbant | vacēfīent | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vacēfīam | vacēfierem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | vacēfīās | vacēfierēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | vacēfīat | vacēfieret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | vacēfīāmus | vacēfierēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | vacēfīātis | vacēfierētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | vacēfīant | vacēfierent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | vacēfī | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | vacēfīte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | vacēfītō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | vacēfītō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | vacēfītōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | vacēfīuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | vacēfierī | — |
| present participle | vacēfīēns | — |
| future participle | — | vacēfīendus |
gerundvacēfīendī, vacēfīendō, vacēfīendum
văcēfīo, fĭĕri,
I. v. pass. [vacuus-facio], to become or be made empty (only in the two foll. passages):
multusque vacefit In medio locus, Lucr. 6, 1005; 6, 1017.Origins
Probably from a lost stative *vacēō (“to be empty”) + fīō. Compare calvēfīō and vacuēfaciō.