Definitions for: Vacate


[v] annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
[v] leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"
[v] leave voluntarily; of a job, post or position; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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 throne of England; the tenant vacated the
house.

2. To annul; to make void; to deprive of force; to make of no
authority or validity; as, to vacate a commission or a
charter; to vacate proceedings in a cause.

That after act vacating the authority of the
precedent. --Eikon
Basilike.

The necessity of observing the Jewish Sabbath was
Vacated by the apostolical institution of the Lord's
Day. --R. Nelson.

3. To defeat; to put an end to. [R.]

He vacates my revenge. --Dryden.

Synonyms: abandon, annul, countermand, empty, give up, lift, overturn, renounce, repeal, rescind, resign, reverse, revoke

See Also: abdicate, cancel, go away, go back on, go forth, leave, leave office, quit, renege, renege on, renegue on, step down, strike down

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