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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 |
(v.)oust
+ adverb
democratically
(v.)oust
+ noun
bishop,
board,
cabinet,
chairman,
chief,
colonel,
commissioner,
congressman,
dictator,
dictatorship,
dozens,
elite,
executive,
government,
governor,
incumbent,
iraqis,
leader,
leadership,
mayor,
militia,
month,
occupier,
office,
opposition,
party,
playoff,
post,
power,
presidency,
president,
rebel,
regime,
rep,
rival,
round,
ruler,
scandal,
scout,
shah,
speaker,
tournament,
troop
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