vacate
verb (used with object)
to give up possession or occupancy of.
vacates
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present tense formof vacate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Monday's decision vacates an earlier ruling by federal judge James Boasberg, later upheld by a federal appeals court, which had temporarily blocked the use of the law to carry out the deportations.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025
The high court’s order vacates last year’s decision by the lower Commonwealth Court, which said it would leave it up to the Senate to enforce its own subpoena under the state’s contempt laws.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
While the appeal is pending, the law is allowed to take effect; the same would be true if the higher court rules in the attorney general’s favor and vacates the lower court’s injunction.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2023
They remain able to charge whatever they want for apartments once a tenant vacates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2022
It is left to them only to say that the law vacates the constitution, or the constitution voids the law.
From The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) by Various
