[vey-keyt or, especially Brit., vuh-keyt, vey-] 
verb, -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing.| 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. |
| 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. |
| va·cate (vā'kāt', vā-kāt') v. va·cat·ed, va·cat·ing, va·cates v. tr.
To leave a job, office, or lodging. [Latin vacāre, vacāt-, to be empty; see euə- in Indo-European roots.] |
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