oust

[ oust ]

/ aʊst /

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verb (used with object)

to expel or remove from a place or position occupied: The bouncer ousted the drunk; to oust the prime minister in the next election.

Law. to eject or evict; dispossess.

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Origin of oust

1375–1425; late Middle English < Anglo-French ouster to remove, Old French oster < Latin obstāre to stand in the way, oppose (ob- ob- + stāre to stand)

SYNONYMS FOR oust

1. eject, banish, evict, dislodge.

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Related formsun·oust·ed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for oust

The broader goal was to oust Saddam in order to build a beautiful democracy in the Middle East and thereby transform the region.
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In 1992 Dostum “defected” to the side of the mujahedin and joined in the battle to take Kabul and oust Najibullah.
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Just two weeks ago, Prayuth felt compelled to deny that senior figures in the country had pressured him to oust the government.
Can Thailand’s Prime Minister Cling To Power?|Lennox Samuels|February 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Grimes has said she will need to raise $26 million to $30 million to oust McConnell, a priority for Democratic donors nationwide.
New Super PACs Brace for Mitch McConnell’s Brutal Campaign|Peter H. Stone|August 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Mike Giglio talks to the 28-year-old leading the campaign to oust Morsi—and to critics of its embrace of the military.
Mahmoud Badr Is the Young Face of the Anti-Morsi Movement|Mike Giglio|July 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Many had tried to oust her from this enviable position but without success.
Ptomaine Street|Carolyn Wells
From this moment it became very difficult for the captain to oust the adventurer.
A Romance of the West Indies|Eugne Sue
Then Merry had suddenly appeared on the scene and seemed to oust the new man before the latter had a show to prove his capability.
Frank Merriwell's Return to Yale|Burt L. Standish
It was attempting to oust from employment all other building trades in order to carry a trivial point for its own benefit.
30,000 Locked Out.|James C. Beeks
Rules had been laid down restricting the artist to an extent that threatened to oust nature altogether from painting.
Art in England|Dutton Cook

British Dictionary definitions for oust

oust

/ (aʊst) /

verb (tr)

to force out of a position or place; supplant or expel

property law to deprive (a person) of the possession of land

Word Origin for oust

C16: from Anglo-Norman ouster, from Latin obstāre to withstand, from ob- against + stāre to stand

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Word Origin and History for oust

oust

early 15c., from Anglo-French oster (late 13c.), Old French oster "remove, take away, take off; evict, dispel; liberate, release" (Modern French ôter), from Latin obstare "stand before, be opposite, stand opposite to, block," in Vulgar Latin, "hinder," from ob "against" (see ob-) + stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Related: Ousted; ousting.

oust

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