Definition of "vacate"

vacate

/veɪˈkeɪt/

verb
third-person singular simple present vacates, present participle vacating, simple past and past participle vacated
1. To move out of a dwelling or other property, either by choice or by eviction.
  Quotations
  The dynamic tests at Wildenrath use continuous test tracks built on the site of a former Royal Air Force station that was vacated after the end of the Cold War.
  2023 November 29, Philip Haigh, “New Piccadilly Line trains put to the test”, in RAIL, number 997, page 26
2. To leave an office or position.
3. (law) To have a court judgement set aside; to annul.
4. To leave an area, usually as a result of orders from public authorities in the event of a riot or natural disaster.