vacate

[ vey-keyt or, esp. British, vuh-keyt, vey- ]
/ ˈveɪ keɪt or, esp. British, vəˈkeɪt, veɪ- /

verb (used with object), va·cat·ed, va·cat·ing.

to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment.
to give up or relinquish (an office, position, etc.): to vacate the presidency of a firm.
to render inoperative; deprive of validity; void; annul: to vacate a legal judgment.
to cause to be empty or unoccupied; make vacant: to vacate one's mind of worries.

verb (used without object), va·cat·ed, va·cat·ing.

Origin of vacate

1635–45; < Latin vacātus past participle of vacāre to be empty; see -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM vacate

va·cat·a·ble, adjective pre·va·cate, verb (used with object), pre·va·cat·ed, pre·va·cat·ing. re·va·cate, verb (used with object), re·va·cat·ed, re·va·cat·ing. un·va·cat·ed, adjective

Words nearby vacate

vaasa, vac, vacancy, vacant, vacant possession, vacate, vacation, vacation bible school, vacation pay, vacationer, vacationland

British Dictionary definitions for prevacate

vacate
/ (vəˈkeɪt) /

verb (mainly tr)

to cause (something) to be empty, esp by departing from or abandoning it to vacate a room
(also intr) to give up the tenure, possession, or occupancy of (a place, post, etc); leave or quit
law
  1. to cancel or rescind
  2. to make void or of no effect; annul

Derived forms of vacate

vacatable, adjective