eject
Americanverb (used with object)
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to drive or force out; expel, as from a place or position.
The police ejected the hecklers from the meeting.
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to dismiss, as from office or occupancy.
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to evict, as from property.
- Synonyms:
- dispossess, oust
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to throw out, as from within; throw off.
verb (used without object)
verb
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(tr) to drive or force out; expel or emit
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(tr) to compel (a person) to leave; evict; dispossess
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(tr) to dismiss, as from office
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(intr) to leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule
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(tr) psychiatry to attribute (one's own motivations and characteristics) to others
Other Word Forms
- ejection noun
- nonejecting adjective
- reeject verb (used with object)
- unejected adjective
Etymology
Origin of eject
First recorded in 1545–55; from Latin ējectus “thrown out” (past participle of ējicere ), equivalent to ē- + jec- (combining form of jacere ) “to throw” + -tus past participle suffix; e- 1
Example Sentences
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A fractious council meeting in December was disrupted by motorists honking their car horns outside, while a man was ejected for barracking councillors with shouts of "shame" after it got under way.
From BBC
I tend to interpret this complaint as a proxy for something else—voters don’t eject officeholders they like on grounds of longevity in office.
The lead jet’s two-person crew ejected seconds before the plane exploded.
He hit the “eject” button with unusual frequency.
The fan was identified by security staff moments later and ejected from the ground.
From BBC
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