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Definitions for Evict

[1] to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent.
[2] to recover (property, titles, etc.) by virtue of superior legal title.
[3] to expel (a tenant) from property by process of law; turn out
[4] to recover (property or the title to property) by judicial process or by virtue of a superior title

Words related to Evict

oust, eject, expel, dismiss, remove, dislodge, dispossess, chase, extrude, bounce, out, heave-ho

Words nearby Evict

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Origin of Evict

1400–50; late Middle English evicten < Late Latin ēvictus having recovered one's property by law, Latin: past participle of ēvincere to overcome, conquer, evince), equivalent to ē- e-1 + vic- (past participle stem of vincere; see victor) + -tus past participle suffix

Other words from Evict

e·vic·tion , noun
e·vic·tor , noun
non·e·vic·tion , noun
re·e·vict , verb (used with object)
un·e·vict·ed , adjective

Word origin for Evict

C15: from Late Latin ēvincere, from Latin: to vanquish utterly, from vincere to conquer

Synonyms for Evict

chase, dislodge, dismiss, dispossess, eject, expel, force out, oust, remove, bounce, extrude, out, boot out, heave-ho, kick out, put out, send packing, show out, show the door, shut out, toss out on ear, turn out