eject

eject
transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ejectus, past participle of eicere, from e- + jacere Date: 15th century 1. a. to throw out especially by physical force, authority, or influence <
ejected the player from the game
>
b. to evict from property 2. to throw out or off from within <
ejects the empty cartridges
>
ejectable adjectiveejection nounejective adjective Synonyms: eject, expel, oust, evict mean to drive or force out. eject carries an especially strong implication of throwing or thrusting out from within as a physical action <
ejected an obnoxious patron from the bar
>
. expel stresses a thrusting out or driving away especially permanently which need not be physical <
a student expelled from college
>
. oust implies removal or dispossession by power of the law or by force or compulsion <
got the sheriff to oust the squatters
>
. evict chiefly applies to turning out of house and home <
evicted for nonpayment of rent
>
.

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • eject — vb Eject, expel, oust, evict, dismiss mean to force or thrust something or someone out. Eject, although it is the comprehensive term of this group and is often interchangeable with any of the others, carries the strongest implication of throwing… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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  • eject — /i jekt/ vt: dispossess Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. eject …   Law dictionary

  • eject — [ē jekt′, ijekt] vt. [< L ejectus, pp. of ejicere, to throw out < e , out (see EX 1) + jacere, to throw (see JET1)] 1. to throw out; cast out; expel; emit; discharge [the chimney ejects smoke] 2. to drive out; evict [to eject a heckler] …   English World dictionary

  • Eject — E ject, n. [See {Eject}, v. t.] (Philos.) An object that is a conscious or living object, and hence not a direct object, but an inferred object or act of a subject, not myself; a term invented by W. K. Clifford. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • eject — eject·ment; eject; …   English syllables

  • eject — i jekt vt to force out or expel from within <blood ejected from the heart (S. F. Mason)> ejec·tion jek shən n …   Medical dictionary

  • eject — mid 15c., from L. eiectus thrown out, pp. of eicere throw out, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + icere, comb. form of iacere to throw (see JET (Cf. jet) (v.)). Related: Ejected; ejecting …   Etymology dictionary

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  • eject — [v] throw or be thrown out banish, bounce*, bump, cast out, debar, disbar, discharge, disgorge, dislodge, dismiss, displace, dispossess, ditch, do away with*, drive off, dump*, eighty six*, ejaculate, eliminate, emit, eradicate, eruct, erupt,… …   New thesaurus

  • eject — ► VERB 1) force or throw out violently or suddenly. 2) (of a pilot) escape from an aircraft by means of an ejection seat. 3) compel (someone) to leave a place. DERIVATIVES ejection noun ejector noun. ORIGIN Latin eicere throw out , from jacere …   English terms dictionary

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