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vacate — va·cate vb va·cat·ed, va·cat·ing vt 1: to make void: annul set aside vacate a lower court order 2 a: to make vacant b: to give up the occupancy of vi: to vacate an office, post, or tenancy … Law dictionary
vacate — va‧cate [vəˈkeɪt, veɪ ǁ ˈveɪkeɪt] verb [transitive] formal 1. HUMAN RESOURCES to leave a job, position etc: • Mr Jones was elected to fill the board seat vacated by Mr Carlisle 2 … Financial and business terms
Vacate — Va cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vacated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vacating}.] [L. vacare, vacatum, to be empty. See {Vacant}.] 1. To make vacant; to leave empty; to cease from filling or occupying; as, it was resolved by Parliament that James had vacated… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vacate — (v.) 1640s, to make void, to annul, from L. vacatum, pp. of vacare to be empty (see VAIN (Cf. vain)). Meaning to leave, give up, quit (a place) is attested from 1791. Related: Vacated; vacating … Etymology dictionary
vacate — *annul, abrogate, void, quash … New Dictionary of Synonyms
vacate — ► VERB 1) leave (a place). 2) give up (a position or job). ORIGIN Latin vacare leave empty … English terms dictionary
vacate — [vā′kāt΄, vā kāt′] vt. vacated, vacating [< L vacatus, pp. of vacare, to be empty] 1. to make vacant; specif., a) to cause (an office, position, etc.) to be unfilled or unoccupied, as by resignation b) to leave (a house, room, etc.)… … English World dictionary
vacate — vacatable, adj. /vay kayt/ or, esp. Brit., /veuh kayt , vay /, v., vacated, vacating. v.t. 1. to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment. 2. to give up or relinquish (an office, position, etc.): to vacate the presidency of a… … Universalium
vacate — verb a) To move out of a dwelling, either by choice or by eviction. I have to vacate my house by midday, as the new owner is moving in. b) To leave an office or position … Wiktionary
vacate — va|cate [vəˈkeıt, veı US ˈveıkeıt] v [T] formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of vacare; VACANT] 1.) to leave a job or position so that it is available for someone else to do ▪ Clay will vacate the position on June 19. 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
