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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024e•ject /ɪˈdʒɛkt/USA pronunciation v. - to drive or force out; expel:[~ + object]The police ejected the noisy demonstrators from the mayor's office.
e•jec•tion /ɪˈdʒɛkʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable* uncountable]See -jec-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•ject (i jekt′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to drive or force out;
expel, as from a place or position:The police ejected the hecklers from the meeting. - to dismiss, as from office or occupancy.
- to evict, as from property.
- to throw out, as from within;
throw off. v.i. - to propel oneself from a damaged or malfunctioning airplane, as by an ejection seat:When the plane caught fire, the pilot ejected.
- Latin ējectus (past participle of ējicere) thrown out, equivalent. to ē- e- + jec- (combining form of jacere) throw + -tus past participle suffix
- 1545–55
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged –3. oust.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: eject /ɪˈdʒɛkt/ vb - (transitive) to drive or force out; expel or emit
- (transitive) to compel (a person) to leave; evict; dispossess
- (transitive) to dismiss, as from office
- (intransitive) to leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin ejicere, from jacere to throweˈjection n |