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1. (v.t.) vacate
to give up possession or occupancy of:
to vacate an apartment.
2. vacate
to give up or relinquish (an office, position, etc.).
3. vacate
to render inoperative; annul:
to vacate a contract.
4. vacate
to cause to be empty or unoccupied; make vacant.
5. (v.i.) vacate
to withdraw from occupancy; surrender possession.
6. vacate
to give up or leave a position, office, etc.
Etymology: (1635–45; < L vacātus, ptp. of vacāre to be empty)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) vacate, resign, renounce, give up
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
"She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
2. (verb) vacate, empty, abandon
leave behind empty; move out of
"You must vacate your office by tonight"
3. (verb) revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate
cancel officially
"He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) vacate
to make vacant; to leave empty; to cease from filling or occupying; as, it was resolved by Parliament that James had vacated the throne of England; the tenant vacated the house
2. (verb) vacate
to annul; to make void; to deprive of force; to make of no authority or validity; as, to vacate a commission or a charter; to vacate proceedings in a cause
3. (verb) vacate
to defeat; to put an end to
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