VACATE

revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate

(verb) cancel officially; “He revoked the ban on smoking”; “lift an embargo”; “vacate a death sentence”

vacate, empty, abandon

(verb) leave behind empty; move out of; “You must vacate your office by tonight”

vacate, resign, renounce, give up

(verb) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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vacate (third-person singular simple present vacates, present participle vacating, simple past and past participle vacated)

To move out of a dwelling, either by choice or by eviction.

To leave an office or position.

(law) To have a court judgement set aside; to annul.

To leave an area, usually as a result of orders from public authorities in the event of a riot or natural disaster.

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Source: Wiktionary

Va"cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vacated; p. pr. & vb. n. Vacating.] Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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