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verb (used with object)
1.
to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment.
2.
to give up or relinquish (an office, position, etc.): to vacate the presidency of a firm.
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)
5.
to withdraw from occupancy; surrender possession: We will have to vacate when our lease expires.
6.
to give up or leave a position, office, etc.
7.
to leave; go away.
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Vacate
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Related forms
va·cat·a·ble, adjective
pre·va·cate, verb (used with object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.
re·va·cate, verb (used with object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.
un·va·cat·ed, adjective
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Example Sentences
- They ordered the faculty to vacate within four days.
- He called on all cabinet ministers to resign their positions within a month and return or vacate any government property.
- Homeowners who vacate the city are being encouraged to offer their houses for rent.
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Word Origin & History
vacate
1643, "to make void, to annul," from L. vacatum, pp. of vacare "to be empty" (see vain). Meaning "to leave, give up, quit" (a place) is attested from 1791.
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