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English verb: oust | |||
| 1. | oust (social) remove from a position or office | ||
| Samples | The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds. | ||
| Synonyms | boot out, drum out, expel, kick out, throw out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | depose, excommunicate, force out | ||
| 2. | oust (social) remove and replace | ||
| Samples | The word processor has ousted the typewriter. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | replace, supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant | ||
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