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va·cate  (vkt, v-kt)

v. va·cat·ed, va·cat·ing, va·cates

v.tr.

1.

a. To cease to occupy or hold; give up.

b. To empty of occupants or incumbents.

2. Law To make void or annul; countermand: vacate a death sentence.

v.intr.

To leave a job, office, or lodging.

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[Latin vacre, vact-, to be empty; see eu- in Indo-European roots.]

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vacate

Verb

[-cating, -cated]

1. to cause (something) to be empty by leaving: do you wish us to vacate the room?

2. to give up (a job or position)

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	vacate - leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds" resign, renounce, give up abdicate, renounce - give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations; "The King abdicated when he married a divorcee" leave office, step down, quit, resign - give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"
	2.	vacate - leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight" abandon, empty go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
	3.	vacate - cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" countermand, repeal, rescind, revoke, annul, reverse, overturn, lift go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on - fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise" strike down, cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law"

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vacate

verb 1. leave, quit, move out of, give up, withdraw from, evacuate, depart from, go away from, leave empty, relinquish possession of

2. quit, leave, resign from, give up, withdraw from, chuck (informal) retire from, relinquish, renounce, walk out on, pack in (informal) abdicate, step down from (informal) stand down from

Translations

vacate [vəˈkeɪt] vt [+ house] → desocupar [+ job]; dejar (vacante)

vacate [vəˈkeɪt] vt → quitter

vacate [vəˈkeɪt] vt (house) → räumen;

(one's seat) → frei machen;

(job) → aufgeben

vacate [vəˈkeɪt] vt → lasciare libero/a