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eject

[ ih-jekt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to drive or force out; expel, as from a place or position:

    The police ejected the hecklers from the meeting.

    Synonyms: remove, oust

  2. to dismiss, as from office or occupancy.
  3. to evict, as from property.

    Synonyms: dispossess, oust

  4. to throw out, as from within; throw off.


verb (used without object)

  1. to propel oneself from a damaged or malfunctioning airplane, as by an ejection seat:

    When the plane caught fire, the pilot ejected.

eject

/ ɪˈdʒɛkt /

verb

  1. tr to drive or force out; expel or emit
  2. tr to compel (a person) to leave; evict; dispossess
  3. tr to dismiss, as from office
  4. intr to leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule
  5. tr psychiatry to attribute (one's own motivations and characteristics) to others


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Derived Forms

  • eˈjection, noun

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Other Words From

  • none·jecting adjective
  • ree·ject verb (used with object)
  • une·jected adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of eject1

First recorded in 1545–55; from Latin ējectus “thrown out” (past participle of ējicere ), equivalent to ē- + jec- (combining form of jacere ) “to throw” + -tus past participle suffix; e- 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of eject1

C15: from Latin ejicere, from jacere to throw

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Example Sentences

Hotels can deny entry, gyms can deny access, and restaurants can eject you without consequence.

Your Dad recognized the cycle I was caught in and said, “Just push the eject button.”

He either used a weapon that did not eject shell casings or he had the presence of mind to retrieve them before speeding away.

Somehow Messinger, his copilot, the instructor pilot, and the navigator managed to eject from the airplane carrying the bombs.

Parker was angry at Sequoia's Michael Moritz for having helped eject him from his previous company Plaxo.

Ejectment is the action employed to eject or turn out a wrongful possessor and recover possession of land.

I am young enough to have been annoyed, and altogether eject and renegate the whole idea of political affairs.

The Pompilus' intention is plain: she wants to eject the Spider from her fortress and fling her some distance away.

The huntress of Grey Worms induces a temporary torpor of the mandibles; the ravisher of Bees makes them eject their honey.

Not being strong enough to eject his rival, Adolph sold his rights to John of Brabant, and hostilities broke out in 1283.

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