vacate

[ vey-keyt or, especially British, vuh-keyt, vey- ]
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verb (used with object),va·cat·ed, va·cat·ing.
  1. to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment.

  2. to give up or relinquish (an office, position, etc.): She recently vacated her position as president of the organization.

  1. to render inoperative; deprive of validity; void; annul: to vacate a legal judgment.

  2. to cause to be empty or unoccupied; make vacant: to vacate one's mind of worries.

verb (used without object),va·cat·ed, va·cat·ing.
  1. to withdraw from occupancy; surrender possession: We will have to vacate when our lease expires.

  2. to give up or leave a position, office, etc.

  1. to leave; go away.

Origin of vacate

1
First recorded in 1635–45; from Latin vacātus, past participle of vacāre “to be empty”; cf. vacuum

Other words from vacate

  • va·cat·a·ble, adjective
  • pre·va·cate, verb (used with object), pre·va·cat·ed, pre·va·cat·ing.
  • re·va·cate, verb (used with object), re·va·cat·ed, re·va·cat·ing.

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How to use vacate in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for vacate

vacate

/ (vəˈkeɪt) /


verb(mainly tr)
  1. to cause (something) to be empty, esp by departing from or abandoning it: to vacate a room

  2. (also intr) to give up the tenure, possession, or occupancy of (a place, post, etc); leave or quit

  1. law

    • to cancel or rescind

    • to make void or of no effect; annul

Derived forms of vacate

  • vacatable, adjective

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