vacates English
Verb
(head)
(vacate)
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vacate English
Verb
( vacat)
To move out of a dwelling, either by choice or by eviction.
- I have to vacate my house by midday, as the new owner is moving in.
- You are hereby ordered to vacate the premises within 14 days.
To leave an office or position.
- ''He vacated his coaching position because of the corruption scandal.
To have a court judgement set aside; to annul.
- ''The judge vacated the earlier decision when new evidence was presented.
To leave an area, usually as a result of orders from public authorities in the event of a riot or natural disaster.
- ''If you do not immediately vacate the area, we will make you leave with tear gas!
Related terms
* vacant
* vacation
* evacuate
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vacuates English
Verb
(head)
(vacuate)
vacuate English
Verb
( vacuat)
To empty, to clear out.
* 1861 , W. R. Wilde, On Aural Diagnosis and Diseases of the Mastoid Process'', in ''The Medical Times and Gazette , volume 1, page 488
- Mr. Toynbee recommends, in cases of ruptured membrane tympani, "directing the stream of water [in syringing] through the orifice of the membrane into the tympanum in oder to vacuate the latter cavity of its contents."
Related terms
* vacuation
* vacuist, vacuity
* vacuous, vacuousness
See also
* vacate
* evacuate
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