Synonyms

eject

American

[ih-jekt] / ɪˈdʒɛkt /

verb (used with object)

to drive or force out; expel, as from a place or position.

The police ejected the hecklers from the meeting.

Synonyms:

remove, oust
to dismiss, as from office or occupancy.
to evict, as from property.

Synonyms:

dispossess, oust
to throw out, as from within; throw off.

verb (used without object)

to propel oneself from a damaged or malfunctioning airplane, as by an ejection seat.

When the plane caught fire, the pilot ejected.

eject British

/ ɪˈdʒɛkt /

verb

(tr) to drive or force out; expel or emit
(tr) to compel (a person) to leave; evict; dispossess
(tr) to dismiss, as from office
(intr) to leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule
(tr) psychiatry to attribute (one's own motivations and characteristics) to others

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Other Word Forms

ejection noun
nonejecting adjective
reeject verb (used with object)
unejected adjective

Etymology

Origin of eject

First recorded in 1545–55; from Latin ējectus “thrown out” (past participle of ējicere ), equivalent to ē- + jec- (combining form of jacere ) “to throw” + -tus past participle suffix; e- ¹

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