vacate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/veɪˈkeɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈveɪkeɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(vākāt or, esp. Brit., və kāt, vā-)


Inflections of 'vacate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
vacates
v 3rd person singular
vacating
v pres p
vacated
v past
vacated
v past p

vacate
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Sense: To abandon
Synonyms:
give up, quit Collocations, renounce, abandon Collocations, vacate, abdicate, abjure, back out of, beg off, bow out, desert Collocations, disappear Collocations, discard Collocations, drop Collocations, drop out of, dump Collocations, empty Collocations, evacuate, forgo, forsake Collocations, forswear, get along without, get out of, get rid of, give away, go back on, have done with, invalidate, jettison, kiss good-bye, leave Collocations, leave behind, leave flat, let go, pull out, quit cold, quitclaim, recant, relinquish Collocations, renege, renounce the throne, rescind, resign Collocations, retire Collocations, retire from retract, retreat Collocations, sacrifice Collocations, say goodbye to, stand down, step aside, surrender Collocations, swear off, take leave of, vanish Collocations, withdraw Collocations, withdraw from, yield Collocations
Sense: To leave a residence
Synonyms:
go away, relinquish Collocations, depart Collocations, leave Collocations, vacate, abandon Collocations, abdicate, abjure, abolish, abrogate, abscond, annul, back out of, beg off from, cede, clear out from, depart from, desert Collocations, disappear from, dispense with, dump Collocations, empty Collocations, evacuate, forsake Collocations, get out of, get rid of, move away, give up, go back on the lease, have done with, kiss good-bye, leave behind, let go, quit Collocations, renounce, rescind, sacrifice Collocations, say goodbye to, surrender Collocations, suspend, take leave of, throw over, vanish Collocations, write off


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