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oust /aʊst/   v. [~ + object]

1. to expel, remove, or force (someone) from a place or position occupied:
   He ousted her from the job and took over.

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oust  (oust), v.t. 

1. to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
   The bouncer ousted the drunk; to oust the Prime Minister in the next election.
2. Law to eject or evict;
   dispossess.

• Latin obstāre to stand in the way, oppose (ob- ob- + stāre to stand)
• Anglo-French ouster to remove, Old French oster
• late Middle English 1375–1425

Synonyms

• 1. eject, banish, evict, dislodge.

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oust / aʊst/ verb (transitive)

1. to force out of a position or place; supplant or expel
2. to deprive (a person) of the possession of land

Etymology: 16th Century: from Anglo-Norman ouster, from Latin obstāre to withstand, from ob- against + stāre to stand