e·ject
(ĭ-jĕkt́)
[Middle English ejecten, from Latin ēicere, ēiect-, ē-, ex-, ex-, + iacere, to throw.]
verb: e·ject·ed, e·ject·ing, e·jects.
transitive verb
- To throw out forcefully; expel.
- To compel to leave: ejected the bar patron who started a fight.
- To evict: ejected tenants for lease violations.
- Sports To disqualify or force (a player or coach) to leave the playing area for the remainder of a game.
intransitive verb
- To make an emergency exit from an aircraft by deployment of an ejection seat or capsule.
derivatives
- e·ject́a·ble
- adjective
- e·jećtive
- adjective
synonyms:
eject, expel, evict, dismiss, oust These verbs mean to put out by force. To eject is to throw or cast out from within: The fire ejected yellow flames into the night sky. Expel means to drive out or away, and it implies permanent removal: The dean expelled the student for having cheated. Evict most commonly refers to the expulsion of persons from property by legal process: The apartment manager evicted the noisy tenants. Dismiss refers to putting someone or something out of one's mind ( trying to dismiss his fears ) or, in law, to refusing to give an appeal or a complaint further consideration ( dismissed the case for lack of evidence ). Oust is applied chiefly to the removal of a person from a position lawfully or otherwise: There were no grounds for ousting the prime minister.
