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vacate vs strike down

strike down vs vacate

vacate and strike down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vacate No No Yes No
strike down No No Yes No
As verbs, strike down is a hypernym of vacate; that is, strike down is a word with a broader meaning than vacate:
  • vacate: cancel officially
  • strike down: declare null and void; make ineffective
Other hypernyms of vacate include cancel.
vacate (verb) strike down (verb)
cancel officially cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
leave behind empty; move out of cause to die, especially suddenly
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily declare null and void; make ineffective
Difference between vacate and strike down

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