empty
verb/dɨʃpɨˈʒaɾ/high
des·pe·jar
Definitions
1To remove the contents of; to make empty.
I'm going to empty the trash into the bin.
He emptied the water from the bottle into the glass.
Common collocations
empty the trashempty a liquidempty the contents
Idiomatic expressions
- empty one's heart (to pour out one's feelings)
2To expel someone from a dwelling.
The landlord is going to evict the tenants.
They were evicted for not paying the rent.
Common collocations
evict tenantseviction orderget evicted
Etymology
Do prefixo 'des-' + 'apejar' (antigo), do latim 'podiare'.