oust

Definition of Oust in English :

remove from a position or office

Example Sentences:
'The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds'

2. oust

remove and replace

Example Sentences:
'The word processor has ousted the typewriter'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Oust

verb (transitive)

1.

to force out of a position or place; supplant or expel

2. property law

to deprive (a person) of the possession of land

verb transitive

to force or drive out; expel, dispossess, eject, etc.

tr.v. oust·ed, oust·ing, ousts

1. To eject from a position or place; force out: "the American Revolution, which ousted the English" (Virginia S. Eifert).

2. Law To effect an ouster of (a party) from a property.