Verb: vacate ,vey'keyt or vu'keyt
- Leave behind empty; move out of
"You must vacate your office by tonight";
- empty, abandon
- Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
"She vacated the position when she got pregnant";
- resign, renounce, give up
- Cancel officially
"vacate a death sentence";
- revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind
Derived forms: vacated, vacating, vacates
Type of: cancel, go away, go forth, leave, leave office, off [informal], quit, resign, step down, strike down
Encyclopedia: Vacate