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- pronunciation:
- veI
keIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
vacates, vacating, vacated |
definition: |
to make vacant or unoccupied by leaving.
They vacated the room just as the new guests were arriving.She announced that she will vacate her position on the governor's staff.
- antonyms:
- inhabit, occupy
- similar words:
- abandon, depart, empty, evacuate, leave, quit, resign, void
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related words: |
exit |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to leave or surrender a job or location.
I plan to vacate just as soon as my new job is assured.- synonyms:
- depart, leave, quit, resign
- similar words:
- abdicate, evacuate, split, surrender, withdraw
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related words: |
move, remove, resign, retire |
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