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Antonyms for evict

Grammar : Verb
Spell : ih-vikt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈvɪkt

Definition of evict

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "recover (property) by judicial means," from Latin evictus, past participle of evincere "recover property, overcome and expel, conquer," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + vincere "conquer" (see victor). Sense of "expel by legal process" first recorded in English 1530s. Related: Evicted; evicting.
  • verb throw out from residence
Example sentences :
  • The landlord was going to evict the Coquets on the fifth floor.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • Indians, like the Irish, will not pay rent, so we were compelled to evict them.
  • Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 » by Elbert Hubbard
  • In any event, after filing his application, he would then be in a position to evict his enemies.
  • Extract from : « The Long Chance » by Peter B. Kyne
  • However, after the battle the badgers ceased to try and evict him.
  • Extract from : « Lives of the Fur Folk » by M. D. Haviland
  • These were the people who wanted to evict her from her house.
  • Extract from : « Leonora » by Arnold Bennett
  • He must evict Zora's tenants as soon as the crops were planted and harvested.
  • Extract from : « The Quest of the Silver Fleece » by W. E. B. Du Bois
  • It was impossible, of course, to evict half of the preachers in the country.
  • Extract from : « A Short History of Scotland » by Andrew Lang
  • You're going to evict us from our little farm that we have had in our family for years and years without number.
  • Extract from : « The Quiver 12/1899 » by Anonymous
  • To evict these hardy sprites a cross was erected, hence “Croixdale”; but with what result is not stated.
  • Extract from : « The Great North Road: York to Edinburgh » by Charles G. Harper
  • But, however tumble-down and squalid his dwelling may be, there is always a landlord who can evict him.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Bread » by Peter Kropotkin

Synonyms for evict

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