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" ;