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   Va·cate

   /ˈvāˌkāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. leave (a place that one previously occupied): "rooms must be vacated by noon on the last day of your vacation" Similar leaveget out ofmove out ofevacuatequitgo away fromdepart fromexit fromwithdraw frompull out ofabandondesertrelinquisharchaic:forsakeOpposite occupyinhabit
   • ▪ give up (a position or office): "he will vacate a job in government sales" Similar resign fromleavestand down fromgive upbow out ofrelinquishdepart fromwalk out onretire fromabdicateinformal:quitchuckpack inOpposite take up
   • 2. cancel or annul (a judgment, contract, or charge): "the Justices vacated a ruling by the federal appeals court"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (as a legal term, also in the sense ‘make ineffective’): from Latin vacat- ‘left empty’, from the verb vacare.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › vacateVacate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of VACATE is to deprive of an incumbent or occupant. How to use vacate in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishVACATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   VACATE definition: 1. to leave a room, building, chair, etc. so that it is available for other people: 2. to leave a…. Learn more.

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   Vacate definition: to give up possession or occupancy of. See examples of VACATE used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryVACATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   VACATE meaning: 1. to leave a room, building, chair, etc. so that it is available for other people: 2. to leave a…. Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › vacateVacate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   When you vacate something, you leave it behind, usually empty. When you stay at a hotel, you're required to vacate the room at check-out time. The same goes for the last day of your lease on your apartment or after closing on the sale of your house.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionvacate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   vacate something to leave a job, position of authority, etc. so that it is available for somebody else. She has taken over the role vacated by her boss.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishVACATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   6 days ago · If you vacate a place or a job, you leave it or give it up, making it available for other people. [ formal ] He vacated the flat and went to stay with an uncle.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryVACATE - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

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   If you vacate a place or a job, you leave it or give it up, making it available for other people.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionvacate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    vacate something to leave a job, position of authority, etc. so that it is available for someone else. See vacate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: vacate. Definition of vacate verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishVACATE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    VACATE definition: to leave a room, building, chair, etc so that someone else can use it. Learn more.