vacate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of VACATE

to put an end to by formal action <the contract was vacated by the court on the grounds that the signer was underage>

Synonyms abate, abrogate, annul, avoid, cancel, disannul, dissolve, invalidate, negate, null, nullify, quash, repeal, rescind, roll back, strike down, vacate, void

Near Antonyms enact, lay down, legislate; establish, found, institute; formalize, legalize, legitimate, legitimize, validate; pass, ratify; allow, approve, authorize, clear, endorse (also indorse), permit, sanction, warrant; command, decree, mandate, order, prescribe

to remove the contents of <vacated the house>

Synonyms clear, evacuate, vacate, void

Related Words deplete, drain, eliminate, exhaust, waste; bleed, draw (off); clean, flush, purge, scour, sweep

Antonyms fill, load

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