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- [vey-keyt or, esp. British, vuh-keyt, vey-]
- /ˈveɪ keɪt or, esp. British, vəˈkeɪt, veɪ-/
- /vəˈkeɪt/
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- [vey-keyt or, esp. British, vuh-keyt, vey-]
- /ˈveɪ keɪt or, esp. British, vəˈkeɪt, veɪ-/
Definitions of vacate word
- verb with object vacate to give up possession or occupancy of: to vacate an apartment. 1
- verb with object vacate to give up or relinquish (an office, position, etc.): to vacate the presidency of a firm. 1
- verb with object vacate to render inoperative; deprive of validity; void; annul: to vacate a legal judgment. 1
- verb with object vacate to cause to be empty or unoccupied; make vacant: to vacate one's mind of worries. 1
- verb without object vacate to withdraw from occupancy; surrender possession: We will have to vacate when our lease expires. 1
- verb without object vacate to give up or leave a position, office, etc. 1
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Origin of vacate
First appearance:
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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Parts of speech for Vacate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
vacate popularity
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".
vacate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for vacate
verb vacate
- abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- abdicate — If a king or queen abdicates, he or she gives up being king or queen.
- abolish — If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.
- abrogate — If someone in a position of authority abrogates something such as a law, agreement, or practice, they put an end to it.
- absented — not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
Antonyms for vacate
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