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1. give up, leave (an apartment, a seat, etc.); relinquish an office; annul. vacate\va"cate\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. vacated ; p. pr. & vb. n. vacating.] [l. vacare, vacatum, to be empty. see: vacant.].
2. to make vacant; to leave empty; to cease from filling or occupying; as, it was resolved by parliament that james had vacated the throne of england; the tenant vacated the house.
3. to annul; to make void; to deprive of force; to make of no authority or validity; as, to vacate a commission or a charter; to vacate proceedings in a cause. that after act vacating the authority of the precedent. the necessity of observing the jewish sabbath was vacated by the apostolical institution of the lord's day. nelson.
4. to defeat; to put an end to. [r.] he vacates my revenge.vacate v.
5. leave voluntarily; of a job, post or position; "she vacated the position when she got pregnant" [syn: renounce, resign, give up].
6. leave behind empty; move out of; "you must vacate your office by tonight" [syn: empty, abandon].
7. annul by recalling or rescinding; "he revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind].
8. To make vacant; to leave empty; to cease from filling or occupying; as, it was resolved by Parliament that James had vacated the throne of England; the tenant vacated the house.
9. To annul; to make void; to deprive of force; to make of no authority or validity; as, to vacate a commission or a charter; to vacate proceedings in a cause.10. To defeat; to put an end to. leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight" leave voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds".11. If you vacate a place or a job, you leave it or give it up, making it available for other people. He vacated the flat and went to stay with an uncle He recently vacated his post as NHS Personnel Director = leave.
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