| VERB | social | oust, throw out, drum out, boot out, kick out, expel | remove from a position or office |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | oust | remove and replace |
| Sounds | aw'st | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Faust ... Proust: 4 rhymes with awst... | |
| Meaning | Remove from a position or office. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds" | |
| Synonyms | throw out, drum out, boot out, kick out, expel | |
| Narrower | depose, force out | Force to leave (an office) |
| excommunicate | oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree | |
| Broader | remove | Remove from a position or an office |
| Spanish | echar, expeler, expulsar | |
| Catalan | expulsar | |
| Nouns | ouster | a person who ousts or supplants someone else |
| ousting | the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out | |
| Meaning | Remove and replace. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The word processor has ousted the typewriter" | |
| Broader | supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon | Take the place or move into the position of |
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