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1. Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
   "She vacated the position when she got pregnant";
   - resign, renounce, give up
    
2. Leave behind empty; move out of
   "You must vacate your office by tonight";
   - empty, abandon
    
3. Cancel officially
   "vacate a death sentence";
   - revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind

Derived forms: vacated, vacates, vacating

Type of: cancel, go away, go forth, leave, leave office, off [informal], quit, resign, step down, strike down

Encyclopedia: Vacate