vacate
[ vey-keyt or, esp. British, vuh-keyt, vey- ]
/ ˈveɪ keɪt or, esp. British, vəˈkeɪt, veɪ- /
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.): to vacate the presidency of a firm.
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.
Nearby words
Origin of vacate
Related formsva·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.un·va·cat·ed, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for vacated
British Dictionary definitions for vacated
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 Formsvacatable, adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for vacated
vacate
1640s, "to make void, to annul," from Latin vacatum, past participle of vacare "to be empty" (see vain). Meaning "to leave, give up, quit" (a place) is attested from 1791. Related: Vacated; vacating.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper