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vacate Definition and Meaning in English (vacate definition)

verb
Synonyms:leaveabandonquit
Quick Answer • Definition

Vacate definition: To leave a place, position, or office that one previously occupied.

Definitions of Vacate

  1. 1verb

    To leave a place, position, or office that one previously occupied.

  2. 2verb

    To cancel or annul a legal judgment, order, or contract.

Example Sentences

casual

“The tenants were asked to vacate the apartment by the end of the month.”

formal

“The court decided to vacate the previous ruling due to new evidence.”

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Inflected Word Forms

third person singularvacates
past tensevacated
present participlevacating
nounvacation
adjectivevacant

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

vacate the premisescollocation

To leave a building or area of land.

vacate a seatcollocation

To give up one's place or position, often in a legislative body.

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Vacate definition: To leave a place, position, or office that one previously occupied.
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'Vacate' translates to 'vacate' in English. Vacate definition: To leave a place, position, or office that one previously occupied.
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