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oust
/ aʊst /
verb
- to force out of a position or place; supplant or expel
- property law to deprive (a person) of the possession of land
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of oust1
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Example Sentences
The broader goal was to oust Saddam in order to build a beautiful democracy in the Middle East and thereby transform the region.
Two years later, Kansas helped oust Curtis—and Hoover—by voting for Franklin Roosevelt and re-electing McGill.
In 1992 Dostum “defected” to the side of the mujahedin and joined in the battle to take Kabul and oust Najibullah.
The Ukrainian parliament was deciding whether to officially oust President Victor Yanukovych.
Just two weeks ago, Prayuth felt compelled to deny that senior figures in the country had pressured him to oust the government.
Junot already held Portugal; it seemed as if it needed but a vigorous movement to oust the Bourbons from Madrid.
The nativesʼ anxiety to oust the Spaniards was far stronger than their wish to be under American, or indeed any foreign, control.
Who would there be who could effectively contest his claim, or oust him from his place?
Of old time, golden wheat conquered and held possession, and now the grass threatens to oust the conqueror.
However, the badger is nothing if not persevering, and Stubbs and Grunter decided to make one last effort to oust the invader.
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