vacate

 
Pronunciation: /veɪˈkeɪt, vəˈkeɪt/

verb

[with object]
  • 1leave (a place that one previously occupied): rooms must be vacated by noon on the last day of your holiday
  • give up (a position or employment): he vacated his office as Director
  • 2 Law cancel or annul (a judgement, contract, or charge): the Justices vacated a ruling by the federal appeals court

Origin:

mid 17th century (as a legal term, also in the sense 'make ineffective'): from Latin vacat- 'left empty', from the verb vacare