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eject

[ ih-jekt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to drive or force out; expel, as from a place or position:

    The police ejected the hecklers from the meeting.

    Synonyms: remove, oust

  2. to dismiss, as from office or occupancy.
  3. to evict, as from property.

    Synonyms: dispossess, oust

  4. to throw out, as from within; throw off.


verb (used without object)

  1. 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

  1. tr to drive or force out; expel or emit
  2. tr to compel (a person) to leave; evict; dispossess
  3. tr to dismiss, as from office
  4. intr to leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule
  5. tr psychiatry to attribute (one's own motivations and characteristics) to others
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • eˈjection, noun
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Other Words From

  • none·jecting adjective
  • ree·ject verb (used with object)
  • une·jected adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of eject1

First recorded in 1545–55; from Latin ējectus “thrown out” (past participle of ējicere ), equivalent to ē- + jec- (combining form of jacere ) “to throw” + -tus past participle suffix; e- 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of eject1

C15: from Latin ejicere, from jacere to throw

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