1.
[syn: ouster, ousting]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Oust \Oust\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ousted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ousting.] [OF. oster, F. [^o]ter, prob. fr. L. obstare to
oppose, hence, to forbid, take away. See Obstacle, and cf.
Ouster.]
1. To take away; to remove.
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Multiplication of actions upon the case were rare,
formerly, and thereby wager of law ousted. --Sir M.
Hale.
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2. To eject; to expel; to turn out. --Blackstone.
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From mine own earldom foully ousted me. --Tennyson.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
ousting \ousting\ n.
the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out; ouster.
Syn: ouster.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ousting
n 1: the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out [syn:
ouster, ousting]