vacate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /veɪˈkeɪt/ or /vəˈkeɪt/

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Verb

Plain form vacate

Third-person singular vacates

Past tense vacated

Past participle vacated

Present participle vacating

1. If you vacate a place or position, you leave a place, either by choice or by eviction.

   I have to vacate my house by midday, as the new owner is moving in.

   You are hereby ordered to vacate the premises within 14 days.

   He vacated his coaching position because of the corruption scandal.

2. (law) If a court vacates a decision, the decision is cancelled or annulled.

   The judge vacated the earlier decision when new evidence was presented.

Related words

• vacant
• vacation