Dictionary

oust en · VERB

Pronunciation

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• /ʌʊst/ (Canada)
• /aʊst/ (UK)

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.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To expel; to remove.
   • The protesters became so noisy that they were finally ousted from the meeting.
   • The CEO was ousted by the board of directors.

Forms

Antonyms

shelter · accept · harbor

Deriveds

oustee · ouster

Synonyms

banish · exclude · dismiss · eject

Translations (57)

pl usunąć (to expel; to remove) · fi heittää ulos (to expel; to remove) · he גֵּרֵשׁ (to expel; to remove) · de verdrängen (to expel; to remove) · sk vyhnať (to expel; to remove) · nl verdrijven (to expel; to remove) · pt retirar (to expel; to remove) · nl verwijderen (to expel; to remove) · ja 取り除く (to expel; to remove) · ru выгоня́ть (to expel; to remove) · hu elűz (to expel; to remove) · cmn 逐出 (to expel; to remove) · it espellere (to expel; to remove) · cs vytlačit (to expel; to remove) · ro da afară (to expel; to remove) · ja 取り上げる (to expel; to remove) · pl odsunąć (to expel; to remove) · cmn 罷黜 /罢黜 (to expel; to remove) · sh najuriti (to expel; to remove) · cmn 罷免 /罢免 (to expel; to remove) · de schassen (to expel; to remove) · tr zorla çıkarmak (to expel; to remove) · sk vylúčiť (to expel; to remove) · pt expulsar (to expel; to remove) · hu kiűz (to expel; to remove) · ru изгна́ть (to expel; to remove) · pl usuwać (to expel; to remove) · pl wyprzeć (to expel; to remove) · de vertreiben (to expel; to remove) · ja 追い払う (to expel; to remove) · hu elkerget (to expel; to remove) · ko 몰아내다 (to expel; to remove) · fi poistaa (to expel; to remove) · bg изгонвам (to expel; to remove) · ru изгоня́ть (to expel; to remove) · it estromettere (to expel; to remove) · es desbancar (to expel; to remove) · it rimuovere (to expel; to remove) · pl wygnać (to expel; to remove) · it cacciare (to expel; to remove) · nl verbannen (to expel; to remove) · ar طَرَدَ (to expel; to remove) · cs vypudit (to expel; to remove) · mi pei (to expel; to remove) · pl wypierać (to expel; to remove) · fr expulser (to expel; to remove) · es destituir (to expel; to remove) · cs vyhnat (to expel; to remove) · ru вы́гнать (to expel; to remove) · pl odsuwać (to expel; to remove) · pl wyganiać (to expel; to remove) · pl wygonić (to expel; to remove) · az qovmaq (to expel; to remove) · hu kiszorít (to expel; to remove) · mi whakapako (to expel; to remove) · mi pana (to expel; to remove) · ru сверга́ть (to expel; to remove)