n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: emp · tied ; emp · ty · ing
Date: 1548
transitive verb
1 a : to make empty : remove the contents of < empty a purse> b : DEPRIVE , DIVEST <a phrase emptied of all meaning> c : to discharge (itself) of contents d : to fire (a repeating firearm) until empty
2 : to remove from what holds or encloses < empty the grain from sacks>
intransitive verb
1 : to become empty <the theater emptied quickly>
2 : to discharge contents <the river empties into the ocean>