verb
vacate
VAY-kayt/ˈveɪkeɪt/
To leave a place or position unoccupied.
The tenants vacate their apartment when the lease ends.
Etymology
The root's sense of being empty or void underlies both legal annulment and physical departure. To vacate a place or position is to leave it unoccupied.
In context
Right now, the tenant is not at home, and clearly he's not had time to vacate the premises. Mr. Chanel, you're you're okay to change locks out.
More examples
- Guests must vacate their rooms by noon.
- She vacated her seat on the board last month.
- We are vacating the office so another team can move in.
Forms
vacate · vacates · vacated · vacating
vacancy noun — An unoccupied space or an unfilled position.