vacate

verb

1. leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; “She vacated the position when she got pregnant”; “The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds”

   Synonyms

   • resign, renounce, give up

   Less specific

   • leave office, quit, step down, resign

   More specific

   • abdicate, renounce

2. leave behind empty; move out of; “You must vacate your office by tonight”

   Synonyms

   • empty, abandon

   Less specific

   • leave, go forth, go away

3. cancel officially; “He revoked the ban on smoking”; “lift an embargo”; “vacate a death sentence”

   Synonyms

   • revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind

   Less specific

   • cancel, strike down

   More specific

   • renege, renege on, renegue on, go back on