From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Vacate \Va"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vacated}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Vacating}.] [L. vacare, vacatum, to be empty. See {Vacant}.]
1. 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.
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2. 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.
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That after act vacating the authority of the
precedent. --Eikon
Basilike.
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The necessity of observing the Jewish Sabbath was
vacated by the apostolical institution of the Lord's
Day. --R. Nelson.
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3. To defeat; to put an end to. [R.]
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He vacates my revenge. --Dryden.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vacate
v 1: 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" [syn:
{vacate}, {resign}, {renounce}, {give up}]
2: leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office
by tonight" [syn: {vacate}, {empty}, {abandon}]
3: cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an
embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" [syn: {revoke}, {annul},
{lift}, {countermand}, {reverse}, {repeal}, {overturn},
{rescind}, {vacate}]
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