Analysis Complete

vacate

/ vacate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
leave behind empty; move out of
"You must vacate your office by tonight"
Type of:
leave go forth go away
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
leave (a job, post, post, or position) voluntarily
"She vacated the position when she got pregnant"
"The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"
Type of:
leave office quit step down
Kinds of:
abdicate renounce
Derived:
resignation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
annul by recalling or rescinding
"He revoked the ban on smoking"
"lift an embargo"
"vacate a death sentence"
Type of:
cancel strike down
Kinds of:
renege renege on renegue on go back on
Derived:
vacation recission rescission abrogation repeal
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
40%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
20
Times Searched
3
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leave go forth go away leave office quit step down abdicate renounce cancel strike down renege renege on