VACATE


Meaning of VACATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvā-ˌkāt, vā-ˈ ]

verb

( va·cat·ed ; va·cat·ing )

Etymology: Latin vacatus, past participle of vacare

Date: 1643

transitive verb

1. : to make legally void : annul

2.

a. : to deprive of an incumbent or occupant

b. : to give up the incumbency or occupancy of

intransitive verb

: to vacate an office, post, or tenancy

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.