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vacate
[ vey-keytor, especially British, 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 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
/ əˈɪ /
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
Derived Forms
- ˈٲ, adjective
Other 51Թs From
- ··· adjective
- ··ٱ verb (used with object) prevacated prevacating
- ··ٱ verb (used with object) revacated revacating
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
In-N-Out is vacating its longtime offices in Irvine, moving some workers back to Baldwin Park, and others to new company offices in Tennessee.
It's not the first time that the Trump administration has expressed concerns over Stefanik vacating her seat.
The housing they vacated could be sold or rented to the merely affluent.
Supreme Court to review — and vacate — the decision.
Michel said he intended to ask the Supreme Court to review — and vacate — the 9th Circuit’s decision.
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