vacate
verb [ T ]
uk/vəˈkeɪt/ us/ˈveɪkeɪt/ HR, WORKPLACE
to leave a job so that someone else must be found to do it:
be vacated by sb No candidates have been named to fill the position vacated by the Chairman.
vacate a job/post/seat
to leave a building, room, seat, etc. so that it is available for other people to use:
After the sale was agreed, the company was given 12 weeks to vacate the building.
LAW US
if a court's decision is vacated, it is changed so that it does not have to be obeyed:
A $10 million lawsuit verdict has been vacated by a New Jersey state appeals court.