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How to pronounce vacate in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms give up, renounce, resign
Type of quit, leave office, resign, step down
Has types renounce, abdicate
Derivation vacant


She vacated the position when she got pregnant.
Type Words
Synonyms abandon, empty
Type of go forth, go away, leave
Derivation vacant


You must vacate your office by tonight.
Type Words
Synonyms annul, countermand, lift, overturn, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke
Type of cancel, strike down
Has types renege, go back on, renegue on, renege on
Derivation vacation


vacate a death sentence.

Examples of vacate

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The BCS also said the Trojans must vacate their participation in 2006 Rose Bowl.
From the timesunion.com
In 2008, parliament made it official, giving him two weeks to vacate the palace.
From the latimes.com
Now, she's asking a judge to vacate the plea and her sentence of life in prison.
From the stltoday.com
The men's tennis team had to vacate an NCAA first-round win over Duke from 2007.
From the sacbee.com
The purpose of the resurvey is to vacate a portion of a storm drainage easement.
From the al.com
Mandel will vacate the seat upon being sworn in as a County Board member on Dec.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Lauzen will vacate the position in a quest to become Kane County Board chairman.
From the dailyherald.com
Council member Paul Gray will vacate the seat next spring because of term limits.
From the kansas.com
In one year, HSBC plans to vacate about 600,000 square feet in the Midtown tower.
From the online.wsj.com
More examples
  • Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
  • Leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"
  • Revoke: cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
  • A vacated judgment makes the original judgment legally void. A vacated judgment is the result of the judgment of an appellate court which overturns, reverses, or sets aside the judgment of a lower court.
  • To move out of a dwelling, either by choice or by eviction; To leave an office or position; To have a court judgement set aside; to annul; To leave an area, usually as a result of orders from public authorities in the event of a riot or natural disaster
  • (Vacated) A judgment that has been rendered void or set aside is said to be vacated.
  • (Vacated) the state of a championship in which it is not held by any wrestler(s) due to scripted or legitimate circumstances and injuries.
  • To move out of a premises.
  • To give up occupancy; to make vacant; move out of property.