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va·cate
\ˈvāˌkāt, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷, usu -kād.+V; chiefly Brit vəˈk-\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin vacatus, past participle of vacare to be empty, be free
transitive verb
1. : to make of no authority or validity : make void : annul
< vacate a charter >
2. : to make useless, ineffectual, or without force or significance
< he vacates my revenge — John Dryden >
3. : to make vacant (as an office, post, or house) : deprive of an incumbent or occupant; also : to give up the incumbency or occupancy of
< the throne was vacated by the exile of the royal family >
< vacated his seat in Congress by resignation >
4. : to make free (as from care)
< its problems, indeed, vacated my mind of her — Edgar Saltus >
intransitive verb
1. : to vacate an office, post, or tenancy
2. : to give one's time : devote oneself
3. slang
a. : to go away : leave
b. : to take a vacation |