prevacate

va·cate

P p

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vey-keyt or, esp. British, vuh-keyt, vey-]
- /ˈveɪ keɪt or, esp. British, vəˈkeɪt, veɪ-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vey-keyt or, esp. British, vuh-keyt, vey-]
- /ˈveɪ keɪt or, esp. British, vəˈkeɪt, veɪ-/

Definitions of prevacate word

verb with object prevacate to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment. 1
verb with object prevacate to give up or relinquish (an office, position, etc.): to vacate the presidency of a firm. 1
verb with object prevacate to render inoperative; deprive of validity; void; annul: to vacate a legal judgment. 1
verb with object prevacate to cause to be empty or unoccupied; make vacant: to vacate one's mind of worries. 1
verb without object prevacate to withdraw from occupancy; surrender possession: We will have to vacate when our lease expires. 1
verb without object prevacate to give up or leave a position, office, etc. 1

before 1635

One of the 43% oldest English words

1635-45; < Latin vacātus past participle of vacāre to be empty; see -ate1

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exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".