ˈvāˌkāt, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷, usu -kād.+V; chiefly Brit vəˈk- verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin vacatus, past participle of vacare to be empty, be free
transitive verb
1. : to make of no authority or validity : make void : annul
vacate a charter
2. : to make useless, ineffectual, or without force or significance
he vacates my revenge — John Dryden
3. : to make vacant (as an office, post, or house) : deprive of an incumbent or occupant ; also : to give up the incumbency or occupancy of
the throne was vacated by the exile of the royal family
vacated his seat in Congress by resignation
4. : to make free (as from care)
its problems, indeed, vacated my mind of her — Edgar Saltus
intransitive verb
1. : to vacate an office, post, or tenancy
2. : to give one's time : devote oneself
3. slang
a. : to go away : leave
b. : to take a vacation