evict
[ ih-vikt ]
/ ɪˈvɪkt /
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verb (used with object)
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent.
to throw or force out, as from a place, organization, or position: He was evicted from office by a populist revolution.
to recover (property, titles, etc.) by virtue of superior legal title.
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Origin of evict
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English evicten, from Late Latin ēvictus “having recovered one's property by law,” Latin: past participle of ēvincere “to overcome, conquer, evince,” equivalent to ē- “from, out of; thoroughly” + vic- (past participle stem of vincere “to conquer”) + -tus past participle suffix; see evince, e-1, victor
OTHER WORDS FROM evict
e·vic·tion, noune·vic·tor, nounre·e·vict, verb (used with object)un·e·vict·ed, adjectiveWords nearby evict
Evesham, Eve's pudding, Evetta, evg., Évian-les-Bains, evict, evictee, eviction, evidence, evident, evidential
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British Dictionary definitions for evict
evict
/ (ɪˈvɪkt) /
verb (tr)
to expel (a tenant) from property by process of law; turn out
to recover (property or the title to property) by judicial process or by virtue of a superior title
Derived forms of evict
eviction, nounevictor, nounevictee, nounWord Origin for evict
C15: from Late Latin ēvincere, from Latin: to vanquish utterly, from vincere to conquer
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