/ vəˈkeɪt; NAmE ; veɪˈk-; NAmE also ˈveɪkeɪt/ verb [ vn ] ( formal )
1.
to leave a building, seat, etc., especially so that sb else can use it :
Guests are requested to vacate their rooms by noon on the day of departure.
2.
to leave a job, position of authority, etc. so that it is available for sb else
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent. (as a legal term, also in the sense make ineffective ): from Latin vacat- left empty, from the verb vacare .