v.
Pronunciation: i- ' jekt
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ejectus, past participle of eicere, from e- + jacere
Date: 15th century
1 a : to throw out especially by physical force, authority, or influence < eject ed the player from the game> b : to evict from property
2 : to throw out or off from within < eject s the empty cartridges>
– eject · able \ - ' jek-t ə -b ə l \ adjective
– ejec · tion \ - ' jek-sh ə n \ noun
– ejec · tive \ - ' jek-tiv \ adjective
synonyms EJECT , EXPEL , OUST , EVICT mean to drive or force out. EJECT carries an especially strong implication of throwing or thrusting out from within as a physical action < ejected an obnoxious patron from the bar>. EXPEL stresses a thrusting out or driving away especially permanently which need not be physical <a student expelled from college>. OUST implies removal or dispossession by power of the law or by force or compulsion <got the sheriff to oust the squatters>. EVICT chiefly applies to turning out of house and home < evicted for nonpayment of rent>.