"vacate" meaning in English

See vacate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /veɪˈkeɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-vacate.wav [US] Forms: vacate [canonical], vacates [third-person, singular], vacated [past], vacated [past, participle], vacating [present, participle]
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  1. If you vacate a place or position, you leave a place, either by choice or by eviction.
    Sense id: simple-vacate-en-verb-6bd66VXw
  2. If a court vacates a decision, the decision is cancelled or annulled.
    Sense id: simple-vacate-en-verb-lhZKVTld Categories (other): Law
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