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vacate |
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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