evict
verbUK /ɨˈvɪkt/ · US /iˈvɪkt/
Etymology From Middle English evicten, evycten, borrowed from Latin ēvictus, past participle of ēvincō (“to vanquish completely”). Doublet of evince.
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To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.
- evict a tenant
- threat to evict
3 more examples
- legally evict
- The landlord threatened to evict them for nonpayment.
- The protesters were forcibly evicted.
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