ENGLISH ROOT WORD: vac "empty." from Latin vacare, vocivos, vacuus

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【vac】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Latin word(s) "vacare," "vocivos," and "vacuus." It carries the basic meaning of "empty."

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "vac"]

avoid ****[1113] If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
avoidance ☆[5491] Avoidance of someone or something is the act of avoiding them. the avoidance of stress.
evacuate ☆[4953] To evacuate someone means to send them to a place of safety, away from a dangerous building, town, or area.
vacancy ☆[5483] a job or position that is available to be taken
vacation ***[718] A vacation is a period of the year when universities and colleges, and in the United States also schools, are officially closed.
vacuum ***[3128] If someone or something creates a vacuum, they leave a place or position which then needs to be filled by another person or thing.

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[WORD ROOT]root vac
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] vac, vacu, void
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) vacare, vocivos, vacuus
[MEANING]root empty

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Latin】 vacare be empty
• 【Latin】 vocivos [related to vacare] unoccupied, vacant; vacant
• 【Latin】 vacuus empty

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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avoid ★★★★[1113] verb from avoid 〈 void
【DEFINITION】 If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
【Declension/Conjugation】 avoided, avoided, avoiding, avoids
【ROOTs】 ⑴ a(ex); out, out of ⑵ void(vac); empty
【Etymology】 《French avoider》 to clear out, withdraw (oneself)
【First Known Meaning】 shun (someone), refrain from (something), have nothing to do with (an action, a scandal, etc.), escape, evade
【DERIVATIVEs】 avoidable, avoidably, avoidance, avoidant, avoider, avoid

avoidance ☆[5491] noun from avoid 〈 void
【DEFINITION】 Avoidance of someone or something is the act of avoiding them. the avoidance of stress.
【pl.】 UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
【COMPOSITION】 avoid + ance
【ROOTs】 ⑴ a(ex); out, out of ⑵ void(vac); empty ⑶ ance; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《French avoider》 to clear out, withdraw (oneself)
【First Known Meaning】 action of emptying,
【DERIVATIVEs】 avoidable, avoidably, avoidance, avoidant, avoider, avoid

evacuate ☆[4953] verb from evacuate 〈 vac
【DEFINITION】 To evacuate someone means to send them to a place of safety, away from a dangerous building, town, or area.
【Declension/Conjugation】 evacuated evacuated evacuating evacuates
【SYNONYM】 empty
【ROOTs】 ⑴ e(ex); out, out of ⑵ vacu(vac); empty ⑶ ate; suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin evacuare》 ex+vacuus; to empty, make void, nullify
【DERIVATIVEs】 evacuation, evacuative, evacuator, evacuate

vacancy ☆[5483] noun from vac
【DEFINITION】 ① a job or position that is available to be taken
② a room in a hotel, motel, etc., that is available for use
【pl.】 vacancies
【SYNONYM】 emptiness, opening
【ROOTs】 ⑴ vac; empty ⑵ ancy(ance); noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin vacuus》 empty
【First Known Meaning】 a vacating
【DERIVATIVEs】 vacant, vacancy

vacation ★★★[718] noun from vac
【DEFINITION】 A vacation is a period of the year when universities and colleges, and in the United States also schools, are officially closed.
【pl.】 vacations
【ROOTs】 ⑴ vac; empty ⑵ ation(ion); suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin vacuus》 empty
【DERIVATIVEs】 vacationless, vacation

vacuum ★★★[3128] noun from vac
【DEFINITION】 If someone or something creates a vacuum, they leave a place or position which then needs to be filled by another person or thing.
【pl.】 vacuums vacua
【ROOTs】 ⑴ vacu(vac); empty ⑵ um; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin vacuum》 [neuter of vacuus] an empty space, vacant place, a void
【DERIVATIVEs】 vacuous, vacuum

Other words containing "vac"; avoidable, devoid, evacuation, unavoidable, vac, vacant, vacate, vacuous, void

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

use, util-
urb
up
uni
und
typ-, type-
two, twi
turb
tun, ton
true

 

 

 

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