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oust
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oust  (oust)
tr.v. oust·ed, oust·ing, ousts
1. To eject from a position or place; force out: "the American Revolution, which ousted the English" (Virginia S. Eifert).
2. To take the place of, especially by force; supplant. See Synonyms at eject.

[Middle English ousten, from Anglo-Norman ouster, from Latin obstre, to hinder; see obstacle.]

oust
Verb
to force (someone) out of a position; expel: the coup which ousted the President [Anglo-Norman ouster]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.oust - remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"
excommunicate - oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree
remove - remove from a position or an office
depose, force out - force to leave (an office)
2.oust - remove and replace; "The word processor has ousted the typewriter"
supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant, replace - take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"

oust
verb expel, turn out, dismiss, exclude, exile, discharge, throw out, relegate, displace, topple, banish, eject, depose, evict, dislodge, unseat, dispossess, send packing, turf out (informal) disinherit, drum out, show someone the door, give the bum's rush (slang) throw out on your ear (informal)
Translations
oust [aust] vtdesalojar

oust [aust] vtévincer

oust [aust] vt (= forcibly remove) → verdrängen

oust [aust] vtcacciare, espellere

oust
v oust [aust]
to force out (and take the place of) They ousted him as leader of the party. uitstoot, uitstem, ontsetel يُخْرِج، يَطْرُد измествам vytlačit smide ud verdrängen απομακρύνω κπ. από τη θέση του desbancar, expulsar välja tõrjuma برکنار کردن؛ جای چیزی را گرفتن syrjäyttää évincer לְסַלֵק अधिकार से हटाना istisnuti, istjerati elűz mengusir, menggulingkan bola burt cacciare 追い出す (장소·지위 등에서) ...을 내쫓다 išstumti, pašalinti, iškeldinti, išvyti izstumt menggulingkan verdringen fordrive, kaste wyrugować expulsar a da afară вытеснять vytlačiť izriniti zbaciti driva (köra) bort, avlägsna ขับไล่ atmak, kovmak 驅逐,剝奪 виганяти; витісняти نکال دينا hất cẳng


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