vacate

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈveɪkeɪt/ UK /vəˈkeɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to leave a place empty; to give up an office or position

Guests must vacate their rooms by noon.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to leave a place empty; to... leave quit evacuate abandon relinquish empty depart

Opposites

occupy fill inhabit retain

Word family

Derived forms vacationvacatedvacating

Related forms vacant vacancy vacuum vacuity

Etymology

From Latin vacātus, past participle of vacāre ('to be empty, be free'), from vacuus ('empty').

vacāre Latin vacuus Latin

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Topics

Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives

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# vacate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈveɪkeɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /vəˈkeɪt/

## Meanings
1. to leave a place empty; to give up an office or position

## Examples
- Guests must vacate their rooms by noon.

## Synonyms
- leave
- quit
- evacuate
- abandon
- relinquish
- empty
- depart

## Antonyms
- occupy
- fill
- inhabit
- retain

## Derived Forms
- vacation
- vacated
- vacating

## Related Forms
- vacant
- vacancy
- vacuum
- vacuity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: vacāre
- Root: vacuus

## Etymology
From Latin vacātus, past participle of vacāre ('to be empty, be free'), from vacuus ('empty').

## AI Etymology
Vacate comes from Latin vacātus, past participle of vacāre ('to be empty, be free'), from vacuus ('empty'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a verb, it means "to leave a place empty; to give up an office or position", so the modern sense keeps the older action or relation visible. Relevant historical forms include Latin vacāre and Latin vacuus. Derivative forms include vacation, vacated, vacating; related words include vacant, vacancy, vacuum, vacuity.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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