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oust
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- pronunciation:
- aUst
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
ousts, ousting, ousted |
definition: |
to force out; expel or eject, as from a place or position.
The army leaders ousted the dictator.- synonyms:
- eject, expel, kick out, remove
- similar words:
- ax, banish, blackball, boot, bounce, cashier, debar, discharge, dismiss, displace, drum out, evict, fire, ostracize, overthrow, purge, run out, sack
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related words: |
bar, bundle, chase, chuck, deport, depose, displace, evacuate, exile, remove, repel, supplant, topple, transport, tumble, turn, upset |
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