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vacate
[vey-keyt, vuh-keyt, vey-]
verb (used with object)
to give up possession or occupancy of.
to vacate an apartment.
to give up or relinquish (an office, position, etc.).
She recently vacated her position as president of the organization.
to render inoperative; deprive of validity; void; annul.
to vacate a legal judgment.
to cause to be empty or unoccupied; make vacant.
to vacate one's mind of worries.
verb (used without object)
to withdraw from occupancy; surrender possession.
We will have to vacate when our lease expires.
to give up or leave a position, office, etc.
to leave; go away.
vacate
/ vəˈkeɪt /
verb
to cause (something) to be empty, esp by departing from or abandoning it
to vacate a room
(also intr) to give up the tenure, possession, or occupancy of (a place, post, etc); leave or quit
law
to cancel or rescind
to make void or of no effect; annul
Other Word Forms
- vacatable adjective
- prevacate verb (used with object)
- revacate verb (used with object)
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Gen. Rob Bonta asks the 9th Circuit to vacate its earlier stay that allowed federalization to continue under strict limits on what they can do.
Two weeks have passed since the representative-elect handily won Arizona’s special election, filling a seat vacated by her deceased father.
But on Aug. 21, the Minnesota DFL vacated that endorsement, igniting a battle not just with the Fateh campaign but its own party.
"When you entice players on to you, they vacate space," he said.
Franklin’s lawyer apparently agreed, and both sides reached a stipulation to vacate the verdict and enter a judgment in favor of Geragos.
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