vacate

  • 11vacate — 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.)… …

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  • 12vacate — UK [vəˈkeɪt] / US [ˈveɪˌkeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms vacate : present tense I/you/we/they vacate he/she/it vacates present participle vacating past tense vacated past participle vacated formal 1) to leave a room, seat, or house so that it… …

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  • 13vacate — va•cate [[t]ˈveɪ keɪt[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]vəˈkeɪt, veɪ [/t]] v. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment[/ex] 2) to give up or relinquish (an office, position, etc.) 3) to render inoperative; annul: to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 14vacate — To annul; to set aside; to cancel or rescind. To render an act void; as, to vacate an entry of record, or a judgment. As applied to a judgment or decree it is not synonymous with suspend which means to stay enforcement of judgment or decree. To… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 15vacate — verb (vacated; vacating) Etymology: Latin vacatus, past participle of vacare Date: 1643 transitive verb 1. to make legally void ; annul 2. a. to deprive of an incumbent or occupant b. to give up the incumbency or occupancy of …

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  • 16vacate — verb Vacate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑office, ↑premises, ↑room, ↑seat …

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  • 17vacate — [[t]veɪke͟ɪt, AM ve͟ɪkeɪt[/t]] vacates, vacating, vacated VERB If you vacate a place or a job, you leave it or give it up, making it available for other people. [FORMAL] [V n] He vacated the flat and went to stay with an uncle... [V n] He… …

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  • 18vacate — verb (T) formal 1 to leave a job or position so that it is available for someone else to do 2 to leave a seat, room etc so that someone else can use it: Guests must vacate their rooms by 11 o clock …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19vacate — verb 1) he was forced to vacate the premises Syn: leave, move out of, evacuate, quit, depart from; abandon, desert Ant: occupy, inhabit 2) he will be vacating his post next year Syn …

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  • 20vacate — verb 1) he was forced to vacate the premises Syn: leave, move out of, evacuate, quit, depart from 2) he will be vacating his post next year Syn: resign from, leave, stand down from, give up, bow out of …

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