Oust
/ʌʊst/ verb
verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To expel; to remove. transitive
"The protesters became so noisy that they were finally ousted from the meeting."
- 2 remove from a position or office wordnet
- 3 remove and replace wordnet
Example
More examples"They wanted to oust the communist government of Fidel Castro."
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman ouster, oustier, from Old French oster (modern French ôter), from post-classical Latin obstare (“to remove”), classical obstāre (“to obstruct, stand in the way of”). Not related to out.