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View synonyms for eject
eject
[ ih-jekt ]
verb (used with object)
- to drive or force out; expel, as from a place or position:
The police ejected the hecklers from the meeting.
- to dismiss, as from office or occupancy.
- to evict, as from property.
Synonyms: dispossess, oust
- to throw out, as from within; throw off.
verb (used without object)
- to propel oneself from a damaged or malfunctioning airplane, as by an ejection seat:
When the plane caught fire, the pilot ejected.
eject
/ ɪˈdʒɛkt /
verb
- tr to drive or force out; expel or emit
- tr to compel (a person) to leave; evict; dispossess
- tr to dismiss, as from office
- intr to leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule
- tr psychiatry to attribute (one's own motivations and characteristics) to others
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Derived Forms
- eˈjection, noun
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Other Words From
- none·jecting adjective
- ree·ject verb (used with object)
- une·jected adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of eject1
C15: from Latin ejicere, from jacere to throw
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