[responsivevoice] oust [/responsivevoice] [ oust ]
The word of the day is ‘oust.’
The word is a verb, i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence.
Yes, the past form of the word is ousted.
It means:
1. Expel
2. Get rid of
3. Drive out from a position or place.
4. Eject
1. Hindi – Baahar nikaalana
2. Spanish – Expulsar
3. French – Évincer
4. Mandarin – Wū sī tè
1. He joined Pierson at her side and made no effort to oust him.
2. Shouldn’t I like to see a new claimant come up and oust them after all!
3. No one can oust you from my heart if she had all the gifts of the nine graces.
4. I swear he has been trying to oust me, and the old lady has encouraged him.
5. The Marquise determined to oust Simon from his place in his father’s heart.
depose, dethrone, dislodge, drive out, eject, evict, fire, force out, let go, lose, remove, sack, topple, unseat, banish, bereave, bounce, chase, deprive, discharge, disinherit, displace, dispossess, divest, ostracize, relegate, rob, transport, boot out, bundle off, cast out, expulse,, expel, force out, throw out, remove, overthrow, overturn, purge, exile, defenestrate etc
Some antonyms of the word are:
hire, place, take in, allow, give, hold, keep, offer, welcome, retain
Quotation:
In politics, my role model would be a very weird one – our second emperor, Pedro the Second. He was a person with no vanity. He cared a lot about the public interest. He cared a lot about Brazil evolving as an important country. And he didn’t ask much for himself. He was ousted from power, and he lived with the help of friends in Paris.
Joaquim Barbosa
Social Example:
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