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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 recover (property, titles, etc.) by virtue of superior legal title.

RELATED WORDS

oust, eject, expel, dismiss, remove, dislodge, dispossess, chase, extrude, bounce, out, heave-ho

Nearby words

everywheres, everywoman, evesham, evetta, evg., evict, evictee, evidence, evident, evidential, evidentiary

Origin of evict

1400–50; late Middle English evicten < Late Latin ēvictus having recovered one's property by law, Latin: past participle of ēvincere to overcome, conquer, evince), equivalent to ē- e-1 + vic- (past participle stem of vincere; see victor) + -tus past participle suffix

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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

eviction, nounevictor, nounevictee, noun

Word Origin for evict

C15: from Late Latin ēvincere, from Latin: to vanquish utterly, from vincere to conquer
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