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Synonyms for oust

Grammar : Verb
Spell : oust
Phonetic Transcription : aÊŠst

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Définition of oust

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Anglo-French oster (late 13c.), Old French oster "remove, take away, take off; evict, dispel; liberate, release" (Modern French ôter), from Latin obstare "stand before, be opposite, stand opposite to, block," in Vulgar Latin, "hinder," from ob "against" (see ob-) + stare "to stand," from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Related: Ousted; ousting.
  • verb expel, get rid of
Example sentences :
  • She sought to oust them by thinking of any one else, of Aggie, of Joe.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • Josie, of course, was prompt to oust Angie Tuthill from her place in the choir.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Shouldn't I like to see a new claimant come up and oust them after all!
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • He joined Pierson at her side, and made no effort to oust him.
  • Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
  • Who would there be who could effectively contest his claim, or oust him from his place?
  • Extract from : « Tristram of Blent » by Anthony Hope
  • No one can oust you from my heart if she had all the gifts of the nine graces.
  • Extract from : « The Girls at Mount Morris » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
  • I swear he has been trying to oust me, and the old lady has encouraged him.
  • Extract from : « The Queen's Scarlet » by George Manville Fenn
  • We've promised our dead and our living to oust that corrupt monster from his throne.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Paw » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • The Marquise determined to oust Simon from his place in his father's heart.
  • Extract from : « The Son of Monte Christo » by Jules Lermina
  • If he procured his escape, it would be to oust him irrevocably from his inheritance.
  • Extract from : « Roger Ingleton, Minor » by Talbot Baines Reed

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