v.
Pronunciation: ' v ā - ˌ k ā t, v ā - '
Function: verb
Inflected Form: 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