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单词 oust
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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.

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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OTHER WORDS FROM oust

un·oust·ed, adjective

Words nearby oust

Our Town, -ous, Ouse, ousel, Ouspensky, oust, ouster, out, outact, outage, out and about
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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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