oust

oust
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. t. depose, evict, remove, dismiss, dislodge. See ejection.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
Syn. eject, discharge, dispossess, evict, dislodge, remove, deprive, expel, drive out, force out, show the door, chase out, cast out, depose, dethrone, distrain, disinherit, banish, boot out*, bundle off*, send packing*, bounce*, buck off*, wash out*, give the gate*, sack*, pack off*, send to Coventry*; see also dismiss 1 , 2 .
See Synonym Study at eject .
Ant. restore*, reinstate, commission.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
eject, remove, throw out, expel, banish, depose, dismiss, overthrow, unseat, evict, discharge, *send packing, *show the door, *give the boot, *bounce.
ANT.: install, induct, admit
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To put out by force: bump, dismiss, eject, evict, expel, throw out. Informal: chuck. Slang: boot1 (out), bounce, kick out. Idioms: give someone the boot, give someone the heave-ho (or old heave-ho), send packing, show someone the door, throw out on one's ear. See KEEP.

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