oust

oust
I verb banish, cast out, chase out, depose, deprive of office, dislodge, dismiss, displace, dispossess, divest of office, drive out, eject, expel, force out, purge, put out, remove, remove from office, repudiate, throw out, thrust out, turn out, unseat associated concepts: impeachment, removal from public office II index deport (banish), depose (remove), disinherit, dislocate, dislodge, dismiss (discharge), disown (refuse to acknowledge), displace (remove), dispossess, divest, eject (evict), eject (expel), eliminate (exclude), evict, exclude, expel, reject, relegate, remove (dismiss from office), supersede, supplant

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  • Oust — Origin Brittany Mouth Vilaine 47°37′50″N 2°5′49″W …   Wikipedia

  • Oust — bezeichnet: Oust (Ariège), französische Gemeinde im Département Ariège, Region Midi Pyrénées Kanton Oust, französische Verwaltungseinheit im Département Ariège, Region Midi Pyrénées Oust (Fluss), Fluss in Frankreich, Region Bretagne Oust… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • oust — [aʊst] verb [transitive] JOURNALISM 1. to force someone to leave a job or important position: • Profit margins collapsed and Martinez was ousted as chairman. oust somebody from something • two top executives who had been ousted from the board 2 …   Financial and business terms

  • Oust — País …   Wikipedia Español

  • oust — [ aust ] verb transitive to remove someone from a position of power, especially in order to take that position: The president was ousted in a coup last year. oust someone from something: The committee wanted to oust him from the union …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Oust — Oust, n. See {Oast}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Oust — Oust, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ousted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ousting}.] [OF. oster, F. [^o]ter, prob. fr. L. obstare to oppose, hence, to forbid, take away. See {Obstacle}, and cf. {Ouster}.] 1. To take away; to remove. [1913 Webster] Multiplication of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • oust — [aust] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Anglo French; Origin: ouster, from Latin obstare to stand against, prevent ] to force someone out of a position of power, especially so that you can take their place oust sb from sth ▪ The Communists were finally… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • oust — oust; oust·er; …   English syllables

  • oust — [oust] vt. [Anglo Fr ouster < OFr (Fr ôter) < L ostare, to obstruct < ob , against (see OB ) + stare, to STAND] to force or drive out; expel, dispossess, eject, etc. SYN. EJECT …   English World dictionary

  • Oust — (spr. Uh), 1) Fluß im französischen Departement Cotes du Nord, fällt unterhalb Redon in den Vilaine; 2) Marktflecken im Arrondissement St. Girons des französischen Departements Arriège, am Salat; Eisenhammer; 1200 Ew …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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