The meaning of VACATE is to deprive of an incumbent or occupant. How to use vacate in a sentence.

vacate a job / post / seat to leave a building, room, seat, etc. so that it is available for other people to use:

VACATE definition: to give up possession or occupancy of. See examples of vacate used in a sentence.

1. to cause (something) to be empty, esp by departing from or abandoning it: to vacate a room.

Definition of vacate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Aug 8, 2025 · To leave an office or position. He vacated his coaching position because of the corruption scandal. The judge vacated the earlier decision when new evidence was presented.

If you vacate a place or a job, you leave it or give it up, making it available for other people.

to cause (something) to be empty, esp by departing from or abandoning it: to vacate a room (also intr) to give up the tenure, possession, or occupancy of (a place, post, etc); leave or quit

Vacate definition: To make void or annul (an erroneous lower court decision).

There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb vacate, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.