oust
[ oust ]
/ aʊst /
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
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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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