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oust

/ oust /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
remove from a position or office
"The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"
Type of:
remove
Kinds of:
excommunicate depose force out
Derived:
ejection exclusion expulsion riddance ouster
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
remove and replace
"The word processor has ousted the typewriter"
Type of:
supplant replace supersede
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
26%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
12
Times Searched
3
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remove excommunicate depose force out supplant replace supersede