oust

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”).

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oust (third-person singular simple present ousts, present participle ousting, simple past and past participle ousted)

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.

• banish, dismiss, eject, exclude; see also Thesaurus:kick out

• accept, harbor, shelter

• oustee
• ouster

• Otsu, SOTU, Suto, Tsou, otsu, outs, sout, tOSU