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emptied

emptied is the simple past and past participle of empty.

Meaning of empty

Verb

empty (third-person singular simple present empties, present participle emptying, simple past and past participle emptied)

  1. (ergative, transitive) To make empty; to remove the contents of.
    • to empty a well or a cistern
    Synonyms:
    void, evacuate
  2. (intransitive) Of a river, duct, etc: to drain or flow toward an ultimate destination.
    • Salmon River empties on the W shore about 2 miles below Bear River.

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Words formed from emptied

Phrases with emptied

Questions about emptied

What is emptied the simple past and past participle of?
Emptied is the simple past and past participle of empty.

Words near emptied in the dictionary

  1. Empsonian
  2. Empsons
  3. empt
  4. empted
  5. emptiable
  6. emptied
  7. emptied out
  8. emptied the clip
  9. emptied the tank
  10. emptier
  11. emptiers

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