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evict

[ ih-vikt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. to throw or force out, as from a place, organization, or position:

    He was evicted from office by a populist revolution.

  3. to recover (property, titles, etc.) by virtue of superior legal title.


evict

/ ɪˈɪ /

verb

  1. to expel (a tenant) from property by process of law; turn out
  2. to recover (property or the title to property) by judicial process or by virtue of a superior title
“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

  • ˈپDz, noun
  • ˌˈٱ, noun
  • ˈٴǰ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··پDz noun
  • ··ٴǰ noun
  • ·· verb (used with object)
  • ܲ··· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of evict1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English evicten, from Late Latin ŧٳܲ “having recovered one's property by law,” Latin: past participle of ŧԳ “to overcome, conquer, evince,” equivalent to ŧ- “from, out of; thoroughly” + vic- (past participle stem of vincere “to conquer”) + -tus past participle suffix; evince, e- 1, victor
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of evict1

C15: from Late Latin ŧԳ, from Latin: to vanquish utterly, from vincere to conquer
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“Too comfy, that’s why we had to evict her,” Kylie said.

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Her neighbors had stated a petition to have them evicted because of him, Delaney said.

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But some locals fear being forced out, accusing landlords of cashing in on a jobs boom by evicting tenants and raising rents to unaffordable levels.

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Remarkably, when Iris realizes that an emotional support certification would bar her building from evicting her, “The Friend” carefully avoids making Iris into one of these Upper West Side clowns.

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February's spell in the Middle East ended in distressing fashion, as a man who had been following Raducanu around the circuit was evicted from her second-round match and given a restraining order.

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