eject

[ih-jekt]

verb (used with object)

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

   The police ejected the hecklers from the meeting.

   Synonyms: remove, oust

2. to dismiss, as from office or occupancy.

3. to evict, as from property.

   Synonyms: dispossess, oust

4. to throw out, as from within; throw off.

verb (used without object)

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

   When the plane caught fire, the pilot ejected.

eject

/ ɪˈdʒɛkt /

verb

1. (tr) to drive or force out; expel or emit

2. (tr) to compel (a person) to leave; evict; dispossess

3. (tr) to dismiss, as from office

4. (intr) to leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule

5. (tr) psychiatry to attribute (one's own motivations and characteristics) to others

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of eject¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of eject¹

C15: from Latin ejicere, from jacere to throw

Example Sentences

The group violently ejected Abbas's Fatah faction - their political rivals - from Gaza the following year, leaving it in sole power there.

From BBC

Patel’s opening statement was punctuated by a series of snorts so loud that it seemed he might soon eject a noodle from his sinus cavity.

From Salon

While the fan was ejected from the game, and later indefinitely banned from all NFL stadiums, Jackson was not disciplined during the game.

From Los Angeles Times

The Bills reported that the fan was ejected from the game.

From Los Angeles Times

Another audience member, who did not wish to be named, said two of the protest groups were promptly taken out of the building by security but it took more time to eject the third.

From BBC

Related Words

• banish 
• bounce 
• bump 
• dump 
• evict 
• exclude 
• expel 
• force out 
• kick out 
• oust