Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To eject from a position or place; force out: "the American Revolution, which ousted the English” ( Virginia S. Eifert).
- v. To take the place of, especially by force; supplant. See Synonyms at eject.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To take away; remove.
- To turn out; eject; dispossess.
- n. Same as oast.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. See oast.
- v. To take away; to remove.
- v. To eject; to expel; to turn out.
WordNet 3.0
- v. remove and replace
- v. remove from a position or office
Etymologies
- From Anglo-Norman ouster, oustier, from Old French oster ( > modern ôter), from post-classical Latin obstare ("to remove"), classical obstāre ("to obstruct, stand in the way of"). (Wiktionary)
- Middle English ousten, from Anglo-Norman ouster, from Latin obstāre, to hinder; see obstacle. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Secondly, there was no huge part played by any U.S. congressman to "oust" the Shah – rather they protected the corrupt leader after his fall.”
“And if he has he should then explain explicitly (instead of implicitly as in this piece) if he truly believes that the United States could "oust" the Iranian regime "in weeks.”
Joseph A. Palermo: Alan Kuperman: Another Benny Morris School Armchair General
“I believe you are incorrect about people's desires to "oust" anyone from the neighborhood.”
“Like what would likely happen if these particular people manage to 'oust' the ruthless politicos 'over-them', and take local power into their own hands.”
“Nonetheless, contrary to the AFP story, U.S. troops did not "oust" the Taliban.”
“There was no "pressure group" of any kind within the youth brigade planning to "oust" Mtshali, he said.”
“The decision came after Ramaphosa on Saturday allegedly called on ANC supporters in KwaZulu/Natal to "oust" the province's premier, Dr Frank Mdlalose.”
“Not sure we can 'oust' the 'commmie in chief'. .but it will also send a message.”
“Mumbai, April 5 -- A galaxy of leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena alliance here Sunday urged the people of Maharashtra to "oust" the Congress-led government at the centre and bring the BJP-led NDA to power under the decisive leadership of L.K. Advani.”
“Is the United States engaged in plans to 'oust' Russia's Black Sea Fleet from its centuries-old home port in Ukraine?”
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