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Definition of: vacate
(vā′kāt) v. ·cat·ed, ·cat·ing v.t.
1. To make vacant; surrender possession of by removal.
2. To set aside; annul.
3. To give up (a position or office); quit.
—v.i.
4. To leave an office, position, place, etc.
5. Colloq. To go away; leave. See synonyms under CANCEL. [<L vacatus, pp. of vacare be empty]
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