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IELTS BNC: 11583 COCA: 12321

evict

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evict ˈvɪkt/ verb
evicts; evicted; evicting
evict
ˈvɪkt/
verb
evicts; evicted; evicting
Learner's definition of EVICT
[+ object]
: to force (someone) to leave a place驱逐;赶出;逐出

— eviction

ˈvɪkʃən/ noun, plural evictions
[noncount]
[count]
IELTS BNC: 11583 COCA: 12321
evicted; evicting; evicts

transitive verb

1
a
: to recover (property) from a person by legal process
b
: to put (a tenant) out by legal process
2
: to force out : expel
eviction noun
evictor noun
Choose the Right Synonym for evict

eject, expel, oust, evict mean to drive or force out.

eject carries an especially strong implication of throwing or thrusting out from within as a physical action.

ejected an obnoxious patron from the bar

expel stresses a thrusting out or driving away especially permanently which need not be physical.

a student expelled from college

oust implies removal or dispossession by power of the law or by force or compulsion.

police ousted the squatters

evict chiefly applies to turning out of house and home.

evicted for nonpayment of rent

Example Sentences

His landlord has threatened to evict him if he doesn't pay the rent soon. They were evicted from their apartment.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Late Latin evictus, past participle of evincere, from Latin, to vanquish, win a point — more at evince

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of evict was in the 15th century
IELTS BNC: 11583 COCA: 12321
evict

verb

ADVERB | VERB + EVICT | PREPOSITION ADVERBforcibly強制驅逐unlawfully (especially BrE) 非法驅逐VERB + EVICTattempt to, seek to, try to, want to企圖/設法/試圖/想要驅逐PREPOSITIONfrom從⋯驅逐They were forcibly evicted from their home.他們被強行逐出家門。

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