First Known Use: 15th century
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oust
verb \ˈau̇st\
: to cause or force (someone or something) to leave a position of power, a competition, etc.
: to take the place of (someone or something)
Full Definition of OUST
transitive verb
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: to take the place of : supplant
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Origin of OUST
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Synonym Discussion of OUST
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 <police ousted the squatters>. evict chiefly applies to turning out of house and home <evicted for nonpayment of rent>.
OUST Defined for Kids
oust
verb \ˈau̇st\
oust·edoust·ing
Definition of OUST for Kids
: to force or drive out (as from office or from possession of something)
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