| v. t. | 1. | To make vacant; to leave empty; to cease from filling or occupying; |
| 2. | To annul; to make void; to deprive of force; to make of no authority or validity; | |
| 3. | To defeat; to put an end to. |
| Verb | 1. | vacate - leave (a job, post, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds" |
| 2. | vacate - leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight" | |
| 3. | vacate - annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" |
TO VACATE. To annul, to render an act void; as to vacate an entry which has been made on a record when the court has been imposed upon by fraud, or taken by surprise.
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