Vacate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To cease to occupy or hold; give up.
  • v. To empty of occupants or incumbents.
  • v. Law To make void or annul; countermand: vacate a death sentence.
  • verb-intransitive. To leave a job, office, or lodging.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To move out of a dwelling, either by choice or by eviction.
  • v. To leave an office or position.
  • v. To have a court judgement set aside; to annul.
  • v. To leave an area, usually as a result of orders from public authorities in the event of a riot or natural disaster.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To make vacant; to leave empty; to cease from filling or occupying
  • v. To annul; to make void; to deprive of force; to make of no authority or validity
  • v. To defeat; to put an end to.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make vacant; cause to be empty; quit the occupancy or possession of; leave empty or unoccupied: as, James II. vacated the throne.
  • To annul; make void; make of no authority or validity.
  • To defeat the purpose of; make void of meaning; make useless.
  • To quit; leave.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. cancel officially
  • v. leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
  • v. leave behind empty; move out of
  • Verb Form
    vacated    vacates    vacating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    leave    go forth    go away   
    Cross Reference
    invalidate   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    annul    defeat   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    placate