Word: Vacate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 17th century (as a legal term, also in the sense ‘make ineffective’): from Latin vacat- ‘left empty’, from the verb vacare
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
vəˈkeɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
veɪˈkeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
leave (a place that one previously occupied)
Short Definition:leave
Examples:- rooms must be vacated by noon on the last day of your holiday
Definition:
cancel or annul (a judgement, contract, or charge)
Short Definition:cancel or annul
Examples:- the Justices vacated a ruling by the federal appeals court
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