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vacate

va.cate \'va--.ka-t, va--'\ vb [L vacatus, pp. of vacare] 1: to make 
   legally void : ANNUL  2a: to deprive of an incumbent or occupant  2b: to 
   give up the incumbency or occupancy of  : to vacate an office, post, or 
   tenancy