oust

(oust)
tr.v., oust·ed, oust·ing, ousts.

1. To eject from a position or place; force out: "the American Revolution, which ousted the English" (Virginia S. Eifert).
2. To take the place of, especially by force; supplant. See synonyms at eject.

[Middle English ousten, from Anglo-Norman ouster, from Latin obstāre, to hinder. See obstacle.]

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verb

To put out by force: bump, dismiss, eject, evict, expel, throw out. Informal chuck. Slang boot¹ (out), bounce, kick out. Idioms: give someone the boot, give someone theheave-hoold heave-ho, send packing, show someone the door, throw out on one's ear. See keep/release.

v

Definition: expel, get rid of
Antonyms: hold, keep, retain

IN BRIEF: To force out.

It was difficult to oust the soused jouster from the public house.

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• Violent Actions - oust: forcibly eject, drive out

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - drive ud, fordrive, fortrænge

Nederlands (Dutch)
verdrijven, verjagen

Français (French)
v. tr. - évincer (qn) de, forcer (qn) à démissionner

Deutsch (German)
v. - verdrängen, vertreiben, absetzen, berauben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκβάλλω, βγάζω βίαια, διώχνω, εκδιώκω, (νομ.) εκτοπίζω

Italiano (Italian)
scacciare, mandare via, allontanare, espellere, estromettere, soppiantare, rimuovere, sloggiare, far sgombrare, espropriare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - expulsar, despedir

Русский (Russian)
прогонять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desalojar, expulsar, echar, desahuciar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - driva bort, tränga undan, konkurrera ut, vräka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
驱逐, 撵走, 剥夺

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 驅逐, 攆走, 剝奪

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 내쫓다, 빼앗다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 追い出す, から剥奪する, 奪う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجرد من الملكيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גירש, דחק ממקומו, סילק, שלל מ-‬

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