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English verb: evict | |||
| 1. | evict (contact) expel or eject without recourse to legal process | ||
| Samples | The landlord wanted to evict the tenants so he banged on the pipes every morning at 3 a.m.. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | boot out, chuck out, eject, exclude, turf out, turn out | ||
| Verb group | evict, force out | ||
| 2. | evict (contact) expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process | ||
| Samples | The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months. | ||
| Synonyms | force out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | boot out, chuck out, eject, exclude, turf out, turn out | ||
| Verb group | evict | ||
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