Dictionary entries for 'oust'

Synonyms

oust (oust)

[Middle English ousten, from Anglo-Norman ouster, from Latin obstāre, to hinder; see obstacle.]

transitive verb: oust·ed, oust·ing, ousts.

To eject from a position or place; force out: “the American Revolution, which ousted the English” (Virginia S. Eifert)
To take the place of, especially by force; supplant. See synonyms at eject