2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vacate \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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
vacate
v 1: leave voluntarily; of a job, post or position; "She vacated
the position when she got pregnant" [syn: {renounce}, {resign},
{give up}]
2: leave behind empty; move out of "You must vacate your
office by tonight" [syn: {empty}, {abandon}]
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