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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024va•cate /ˈveɪkeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -cat•ed, -cat•ing. - to give up occupancy of:to vacate an apartment.
- to give up or relinquish:to vacate a senate seat.
See -vac-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024va•cate (vā′kāt or, esp. Brit., və kāt′, vā-),USA pronunciation v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. v.t. - to give up possession or occupancy of:to vacate an apartment.
- to give up or relinquish (an office, position, etc.):to vacate the presidency of a firm.
- to render inoperative;
deprive of validity;
void;
annul:to vacate a legal judgment. - to cause to be empty or unoccupied;
make vacant:to vacate one's mind of worries.
v.i. - to withdraw from occupancy;
surrender possession:We will have to vacate when our lease expires. - to give up or leave a position, office, etc.
- to leave;
go away.
- Latin vacātus past participle of vacāre to be empty; see -ate1
- 1635–45
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: vacate /vəˈkeɪt/ vb (mainly tr)- to cause (something) to be empty, esp by departing from or abandoning it: to vacate a room
- (also intr) to give up the tenure, possession, or occupancy of (a place, post, etc); leave or quit
- to cancel or rescind
- to make void or of no effect; annul
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