oust

Meaning

To expel; to remove.

Synonyms

expel

remove

drive away

drive out

dismiss

supplant

depose

discharge

eject

sack

kick out

chase away

throw out

chase

overthrow

take off

banish

evict

expatriate

boot out

drum out

supersede

drive

get rid of

retrench

fire

🔥

terminate

pursue

put off

put out

reflect

relay

repel

replace

resend

scatter

send back

send out

shelve

stave off

substitute

take the place of

topple

turn away

turn out

usurp

utter

ward off

put a stop to

put to flight

Translations

expulser

expulsar

espellere

απομακρύνω

verdrängen

renvoyer

εκβάλλω

çıkarmak

évincer

vertreiben

entlassen

enteignen

exen

aus dem Dienst entfernen

abdanken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aʊst/

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman ouster, oustier, from Old French oster (modern French ôter), from post-classical Latin obstare (“to remove”), classical obstāre (“to obstruct, stand in the way of”). Not related to out.