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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024oust /aʊst/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to expel, remove, or force (someone) from a place or position occupied:He ousted her from the job and took over.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024oust (oust),USA pronunciation v.t. - to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:The bouncer ousted the drunk; to oust the Prime Minister in the next election.
- Lawto eject or evict;
dispossess.
- Latin obstāre to stand in the way, oppose (ob- ob- + stāre to stand)
- Anglo-French ouster to remove, Old French oster
- late Middle English 1375–1425
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged eject, banish, evict, dislodge.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: oust /aʊst/ vb (transitive)- to force out of a position or place; supplant or expel
- to deprive (a person) of the possession of land
Etymology: 16th Century: from Anglo-Norman ouster, from Latin obstāre to withstand, from ob- against + stāre to stand |