oust
verb/aʊst/
/aʊst/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they oust | /aʊst/ /aʊst/ |
| he / she / it ousts | /aʊsts/ /aʊsts/ |
| past simple ousted | /ˈaʊstɪd/ /ˈaʊstɪd/ |
| past participle ousted | /ˈaʊstɪd/ /ˈaʊstɪd/ |
| -ing form ousting | /ˈaʊstɪŋ/ /ˈaʊstɪŋ/ |
- to force somebody out of a job or position of power, especially in order to take their place
- oust somebody (as something) He was ousted as chairman.
- oust somebody (from something) The rebels finally managed to oust the government from power.
- She is a strong supporter of the recently ousted president.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryOust is used with these nouns as the object:- government
- junta
- president
- …
Word Originlate Middle English (as a legal term): from Anglo-Norman French ouster ‘take away’, from Latin obstare ‘oppose, hinder’.Want to learn more?
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