OUST


Meaning of OUST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈau̇st ]

transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French oster, ouster to take off, remove, oust, from Late Latin obstare to ward off, from Latin, to stand in the way, from ob- in the way + stare to stand — more at ob- , stand

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity

b. : to take away (as a right or authority) : bar , remove

2. : to take the place of : supplant

Synonyms: see eject

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.