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oust

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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

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

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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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