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star

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deport

verb. get rid of

verb. dismiss from responsibility

verb. cut off in will of bequeathal

verb. knock loose

verb. remove from job, responsibility

dispel

verb. drive away thought, belief

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Word Origin & History

oust early 15c., from Anglo-Fr. oster (late 13c.), O.Fr. oster "put out, keep off, remove, avert" (Fr. ôter), from L. obstare "stand opposite to, block, hinder," from ob "against" + stare "to stand," from PIE base *sta- "to stand" (see stet).

Example Sentences for ousting

Once in, no effort of the untamed beast could succeed in ousting him from his seat.

In our straining to be rid of all artificiality we were ousting art and beauty too.

For a whim, for a wager, for the triumph of ousting a rival.

Do I understand that I am to press this claim with a view of ousting these parties?