English dictionary
vacate
/v/eI/'k/eI/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
verb
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leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
ExamplesShe vacated the position when she got pregnant.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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leave behind empty; move out of
ExamplesYou must vacate your office by tonight.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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cancel officially
ExamplesVacate a death sentence.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To make vacant; to leave empty; to cease from filling or occupying; as, it was resolved by Parliament that James had <i>vacated</i> the throne of England; the tenant <i>vacated</i> the house.
Source: webster1913