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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 [aʊst]
vb (tr)
1. to force out of a position or place; supplant or expel
2. (Law) Property law to deprive (a person) of the possession of land
[from Anglo-Norman ouster, from Latin obstāre to withstand, from ob- against + stāre to stand]
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) The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists.
Translations
oust [aʊst] VT (gen) → expulsar, echar; (from house) → desahuciar, desalojar
we ousted them from the positionles hicimos abandonar su posición
to oust sb from a posthacer que algn renuncie a un puesto

oust [ˈaʊst] vtévincer
to be ousted from sth [+ job, position] → être évincé de qch
He was ousted from his job → Il a été évincé de son poste.

oust
vt (= get, drive out)herausbekommen; governmentabsetzen; politician, colleague etcausbooten (inf), → absägen (inf); heckler, anglicismsentfernen; rivalsausschalten; (= take place of)verdrängen; to oust somebody from office/his positionjdn aus seinem Amt/seiner Stellung entfernen or (by intrigue) → hinausmanövrieren; to oust somebody from powerjdn von der Macht verdrängen

oust [aʊst] vt to oust sb from sthspodestare qn da qc
oust [aʊst] vt to oust sb from sthspodestare qn da qc

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 축출하다 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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