What does vaciar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word vaciar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use vaciar in Spanish.

The word vaciar in Spanish means empty, hollow out, form, perform a hysterectomy, empty, empty. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vaciar

empty

verbo transitivo (quitar el contenido)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
¿Podrías vaciar el agua de esos jarrones?
Could you empty the water out of these vases?

hollow out

verbo transitivo (dejar hueco)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Los artesanos vacían las jícaras para hacer cantimploras.
The artisans hollowed out gourds to make canteens.

form

verbo transitivo (formar objetos)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Después de vaciar los trofeos en los moldes, se dejan enfriar durante varias horas.
After trophies are formed in molds they are left to cool for a few hours.

perform a hysterectomy

verbo transitivo (ES, vulgar (quitar útero y ovarios)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Tenía un tumor y el ginecólogo la vació.
She had a tumor and the gynecologist performed a hysterectomy.

empty

verbo pronominal (perder el contenido)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La tina se vació porque tenía una grieta.
The tub emptied because it had a crack.

empty

verbo pronominal (quedarse sin gente)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
A la hora de la comida el local se vació.
The store emptied at dinner time.

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