vacate

[ vey-keyt or, especially British, vuh-keyt, vey- ]

/ ˈveɪ keɪt or, especially British, vəˈkeɪt, veɪ- /

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verb (used with object), va·cat·ed, va·cat·ing.

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), va·cat·ed, va·cat·ing.

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.

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Origin of vacate

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, adjectivepre·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.

Words nearby vacate

Vaasa, vac, vacancy, vacant, vacant possession, vacate, vacated, vacation, Vacation Bible School, vacationer, vacationland

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How to use vacate in a sentence

A group of conservative House Republicans have begun discussing trying to use an obscure House procedure to try to force a vote to boot Pelosi from the speakership, known as “a motion to vacate the chair,” first reported by Politico.
Trump moves closer to Pelosi in economic aid talks, and House speaker must decide next move|Rachael Bade, Erica Werner|September 17, 2020|Washington Post
Family members or guests helping students move in face a separate set of restrictions, such as allowing only one guest to enter a hall and requiring them to vacate after a set time.
Even the most cautious schools are seeing outbreaks|Sy Mukherjee|September 17, 2020|Fortune
Quietly, Palantir has already vacated several of the buildings it used to fill.
Why Palantir’s departure won’t doom Silicon Valley|Michal Lev-Ram, writer|August 27, 2020|Fortune
It was purchased to house city employees after Sempra vacated it.
VOSD Podcast: 101 Ash St. Is a Fiery Mayor’s Race Issue|Nate John|July 31, 2020|Voice of San Diego

In January, employees were forced to vacate for asbestos violations.
VOSD Podcast: 101 Ash St. Is a Fiery Mayor’s Race Issue|Nate John|July 31, 2020|Voice of San Diego
There is wide consensus among attorneys that adoptive parents can vacate an adoption if acts of fraud were committed.
Couple Sues Over Russian ‘Bait-and-Switch’ Adoption of Disabled Kids|Tina Traster|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Despite her attempt to vacate the valley and dismantle all its comforts, in the public mind she remains firmly rooted there.
Tove Jansson, Queen of the Moomins|John Garth|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Were Donetsk separatists now going to give up their weapons and vacate the occupied buildings?
Putin’s Men in Ukraine: We’re Not Giving In|Anna Nemtsova|April 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Prabhakar is politely being asked to vacate his city and his home.
India’s Newest State Telangana Is Bosnia Redux|Kranti Rai|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For their part, the revolutionaries say they are not going to vacate any more buildings.
Ukraine Protesters Turn Stun Guns On Each Other|Oleg Shynkarenko|January 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the latter date all artists were obliged to vacate the Sorbonne ateliers to make room for some new department of instruction.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
The Duke, however, was of opinion that Mr. Grey should not vacate his seat till the day of his going was at any rate fixed.
The Prime Minister|Anthony Trollope
The home which they vacate by chance they may re-enter and even re-occupy, but never the home which they are forced to leave.
Red Hunters And the Animal People|Charles A. Eastman
It was decided to vacate the house in Tedworth Square and go to Switzerland for the summer.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
It is not the dead who vacate the premises in favour of the living, but the latter accommodate themselves to the dead.
Elements of Folk Psychology|Wilhelm Wundt

British Dictionary definitions for vacate

vacate

/ (vəˈkeɪt) /

verb (mainly tr)

to cause (something) to be empty, esp by departing from or abandoning itto 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

Derived forms of vacate

vacatable, adjective

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