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How to pronounce oust in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms boot out, drum out, expel, kick out, throw out
Type of remove
Has types depose, excommunicate, force out
Derivation ouster, ousting


The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds.
Type Words
Type of supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon


The word processor has ousted the typewriter.

Examples of oust

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Earlier today, President Barack Obama ruled out a land invasion to oust Gadhafi.
From the bostonherald.com
Elections were won on promises to oust Catholics from positions of public trust.
From the kentucky.com
A year ago, UW needed three games to oust Alaska Anchorage in the opening round.
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Green was the only Republican to oust a Democratic member of Congress that year.
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But nor has Assad found the military muscle to oust his opponents from the city.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
However bloggers attract attention not only to oust journalists and politicians.
From the en.wikipedia.org
First, a two-thirds vote from the membership is required to oust the Republican.
From the washingtontimes.com
In 1991, Congress authorized the use of military force to oust Iraq from Kuwait.
From the upi.com
One member, Erika Landberg, who was voting to oust Jenkins, was hit in the head.
From the washingtonpost.com
More examples
  • Remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"
  • Remove and replace; "The word processor has ousted the typewriter"
  • (ouster) a person who ousts or supplants someone else
  • (ouster) a wrongful dispossession
  • (ousting) ouster: the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out
  • The Oust (Breton: Oud) is a river in Brittany, France, right tributary of the Vilaine. Its source is in the hills between Corlay and Quintin. It flows generally southeast, through the following du00E9partements and towns:
  • To expel; to remove
  • (ouster) A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection; Action by a cotenant that prevents another cotenant from enjoying the use of jointly owned property; Specifically, the forceful removal of a politician or regime from power; coup
  • (v) - expel; drive out