"vacating" in the verb sense
1. vacate, resign, renounce, give up
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"
2. vacate, empty, abandon
leave behind empty move out of
"You must vacate your office by tonight"
3. revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate
cancel officially
"He revoked the ban on smoking"
"lift an embargo"
"vacate a death sentence"
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