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evict

e·vict

evict

 
 
pronunciation:
ih vihkt
features:
Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: evicts, evicting, evicted
definition 1: to remove (a tenant or the like) from a premises by legal procedure.
synonyms:
eject
similar words:
chuck, dislodge, dispossess, kick out, oust, remove
definition 2: to recover (property or the like) by possessing a superior legal claim.
synonyms:
expropriate
similar words:
foreclose, recover, repossess
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derivations: eviction (n.), evictor (n.)
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