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Oust

//ʌʊst// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To expel; to remove. transitive

    "The protesters became so noisy that they were finally ousted from the meeting."

  2. 2
    remove from a position or office wordnet
  3. 3
    remove and replace wordnet

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.

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