单词 | evict |
释义 | evict —eviction, n. —evictor, n. /i vikt"/, v.t. 1. to expel (a person, esp. a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. 2. to recover (property, titles, etc.) by virtue of superior legal title. [1400-50; late ME evicten < LL evictus having recovered one's property by law, L: ptp. of evincere to overcome, conquer, EVINCE), equiv. to e- E- + vic- (ptp. s. of vincere; see VICTOR) + -tus ptp. suffix] Syn. 1. eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge. |
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