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evictee
e·vict E0254700 (ĭ-vĭkt′)tr.v. e·vict·ed, e·vict·ing, e·victs 1. To put out (a tenant, for example) from a property by legal process; expel.2. To force out; eject: "U.S. troops defeated and evicted the Spanish from the Philippines" (Robert D. Richardson). [Middle English evicten, from Latin ēvincere, ēvict-, to vanquish : ē-, ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + vincere, to defeat; see weik- in Indo-European roots.] e·vict·ee′ (ĭ-vĭk-tē′, ĭ-vĭk′tē) n.e·vic′tion n.e·vic′tor n.e•vict•ee (ɪ vɪkˈti, ɪˈvɪk ti) n. a person who is evicted. [1875–80] IdiomsSeeevict |