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vacate

[vey-keyt, vuh-keyt, vey-]

verb (used with object)

vacated, vacating 
  1. to give up possession or occupancy of.

    to vacate an apartment.

  2. to give up or relinquish (an office, position, etc.).

    She recently vacated her position as president of the organization.

  3. to render inoperative; deprive of validity; void; annul.

    to vacate a legal judgment.

  4. to cause to be empty or unoccupied; make vacant.

    to vacate one's mind of worries.



verb (used without object)

vacated, vacating 
  1. to withdraw from occupancy; surrender possession.

    We will have to vacate when our lease expires.

  2. to give up or leave a position, office, etc.

  3. to leave; go away.

vacate

/ əˈɪ /

verb

  1. to cause (something) to be empty, esp by departing from or abandoning it

    to vacate a room

  2. (also intr) to give up the tenure, possession, or occupancy of (a place, post, etc); leave or quit

  3. law

    1. to cancel or rescind

    2. to make void or of no effect; annul

“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
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • vacatable adjective
  • prevacate verb (used with object)
  • revacate verb (used with object)
  • ˈٲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of vacate1

First recorded in 1635–45; from Latin ٳܲ, past participle of “to be empty”; vacuum
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Fracchiolla said she was told by Bowl officials that the graduation attendees needed to vacate quickly as staff there needed to prepare for a Thursday concert by soul singer Leon Bridges.

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Social media firm X, formerly Twitter, vacated its Mid-Market headquarters for Texas, after owner Elon Musk complained about “dodging gangs of violent drug addicts just to get in and out of the building.”

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"The way in which she's just vacated the playing field has been a total disaster," one senior Conservative says.

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Topuria, 28, vacated his belt earlier this year to move up to lightweight, opening the door to a potential fight with Pimblett.

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He said the “unprecedented action of vacating existing TPS” was a “step never taken by any administration.”

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