Evict

//ɨˈvɪkt// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out. transitive

    "evict a tenant"

  2. 2
    expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process wordnet
  3. 3
    To eject from a memory cache to reduce the cache's size. transitive
  4. 4
    expel or eject without recourse to legal process wordnet

Synonyms

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banishboot outcastchasechuckcut off

Example

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"If you don't pay rent, the landlord will evict you."

Etymology

From Middle English evicten, evycten, borrowed from Latin ēvictus, past participle of ēvincō (“to vanquish completely”). Doublet of evince.

Related phrases

move out

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