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Verb
S:
(v)
expel
,
throw out
,
kick out
(force to leave or move out)
"He was expelled from his native country"
S:
(v)
oust
,
throw out
,
drum out
,
boot out
,
kick out
,
expel
(remove from a position or office)
"The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"
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S:
(v)
remove
(remove from a position or an office)
S:
(v)
unseat
(remove from political office)
"The Republicans are trying to unseat the liberal Democrat"
S:
(v)
oust
,
throw out
,
drum out
,
boot out
,
kick out
,
expel
(remove from a position or office)
"The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"
S:
(v)
displace
,
fire
,
give notice
,
can
,
dismiss
,
give the axe
,
send away
,
sack
,
force out
,
give the sack
,
terminate
(terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position)
"The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
S:
(v)
drop
(terminate an association with)
"drop him from the Republican ticket"
S:
(v)
pull off
(cause to withdraw)
"We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged"
S:
(v)
winkle out
(force from a place or position)
"The committee winkled out the unqualified candidates"
S:
(v)
invalid
(force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen)
S:
(v)
bench
(take out of a game; of players)
derivationally related form
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