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–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.

2.	to dismiss, as from office or occupancy.

3.	to evict, as from property.

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

–verb (used without object)

5.	to propel oneself from a damaged or malfunctioning airplane, as by an ejection seat: When the plane caught fire, the pilot ejected.

[Origin: 1545–55; < L éjectus (ptp. of éjicere) thrown out, equiv. to é- e- + jec- (comb. form of jacere) throw + -tus ptp. suffix

]

—Synonyms 1–3. oust.

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e·ject Audio Help   (ĭ-jěkt') Pronunciation Key
v.   e·ject·ed, e·ject·ing, e·jects

v.   tr.

To throw out forcefully; expel.
1. To compel to leave: ejected the bar patron who started a fight.
2. To evict: ejected tenants for lease violations.
Sports To disqualify or force (a player or coach) to leave the playing area for the remainder of a game.

v. intr.
To make an emergency exit from an aircraft by deployment of an ejection seat or capsule.

[Middle English ejecten, from Latin ēicere, ēiect- : ē-, ex-, ex- + iacere, to throw; see yē- in Indo-European roots.]

e·ject'a·ble adj., e·jec'tive adj.

Synonyms: These verbs mean to put out by force. To eject is to throw or cast out from within: The fire ejected yellow flames into the night sky.
Expel means to drive out or away, and it implies permanent removal: The dean expelled the student for having cheated.
Evict most commonly refers to the expulsion of persons from property by legal process: The apartment manager evicted the noisy tenants.
Dismiss refers to putting someone or something out of one's mind (trying to dismiss his fears) or, in law, to refusing to give an appeal or a complaint further consideration (dismissed the case for lack of evidence). Oust is applied chiefly to the removal of a person from a position lawfully or otherwise: There were no grounds for ousting the prime minister.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
eject

1555, from L. ejectus, pp. of eicere "throw out," from ex- "out" + -icere, comb. form of jacere "to throw." Ejector seat is from 1945.

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eject
verb
1.	put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game"
2.	eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" [syn: exhaust]
3.	leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule
4.	cause to come out in a squirt; "the boy squirted water at his little sister" [syn: squirt]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
eject1 [iˈdʒekt] verb

to throw out with force; to force to leave
Example: They were ejected from their house for not paying the rent.

Arabic:	يُخْرِج، يَطْرُد
Chinese (Simplified):	驱逐
Chinese (Traditional):	驅逐
Czech:	vyhodit; vystěhovat
Danish:	smide ud; bortvise
Dutch:	uitzetten
Estonian:	välja viskama, lahkuma sundima
Finnish:	heittää ulos
French:	expulser
German:	hinauswerfen
Greek:	πετώ έξω, κάνω έξωση
Hungarian:	kidob
Icelandic:	reka, henda, bera út
Indonesian:	mengusir
Italian:	espellere, sfrattare

Japanese:	追い出す
Korean:	추방하다, 면직하다
Latvian:	izdzīt; padzīt; izlikt (no mājām)
Lithuanian:	išmesti, iškelti
Norwegian:	kaste ut, bli kastet ut, slynge ut
Polish:	wyrzucać
Portuguese (Brazil):	expulsar
Portuguese (Portugal):	expulsar
Romanian:	a scoate afară
Russian:	выселять
Slovak:	vyhodiť
Slovenian:	ven vreči
Spanish:	expulsar, echar
Swedish:	kasta ut, köra bort
Turkish:	atmak

eject2 [iˈdʒekt] verb

to leave an aircraft in an emergency by causing one's seat to be ejected
Example: The pilot had to eject when his plane caught fire.

Arabic:	يَقْذِفُ (نَفْسَه) من الطّائِرَه
Chinese (Simplified):	飞行员因紧急情况从机舱座位弹出
Chinese (Traditional):	(因緊急情況)從機艙座位彈出
Czech:	katapultovat (se)
Danish:	skyde sig ud med katapult
Dutch:	de schietstoel gebruiken
Estonian:	katapulteeruma
Finnish:	käyttää heittoistuinta
French:	(s')éjecter
German:	den Schleudersitz betätigen
Greek:	εκτινάζω, εκτινάζομαι
Hungarian:	katapultál
Icelandic:	skjóta sér út
Indonesian:	melontarkan diri
Italian:	azionare il seggiolino eiettabile*

Japanese:	脱出する
Korean:	(좌석을 튕겨나가게 하여) 비상 탈출하다; 분출하다
Latvian:	katapultēties
Lithuanian:	katapultuotis
Norwegian:	kaste ut, skyte ut
Polish:	katapultować się
Portuguese (Brazil):	ejetar
Portuguese (Portugal):	ejectar
Romanian:	a (se) catapulta
Russian:	катапультироваться
Slovak:	katapultovať (sa)
Slovenian:	izstreliti (se)
Spanish:	eyectar (se)
Swedish:	skjuta ut sig
Turkish:	fırlamak, atlamak

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: eject
Pronunciation: i-'jekt
Function: transitive verb
: to force out or expel from within ejected from the heart—S. F. Mason> —ejec·tion /-'jek-sh&n/ noun

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: eject
Pronunciation: i-'jekt
Function: transitive verb
: DISPOSSESS

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Eject

E*jac"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ejaculated; p. pr. & vb. n. Ejaculating.] [L. ejaculatus, p. p. of ejaculari to throw out; e out + ejaculari to throw, fr. jaculum javelin, dart, fr. jacere to throw. See Eject.]

1. To throw out suddenly and swiftly, as if a dart; to dart; to eject. [Archaic or Technical]

Its active rays ejaculated thence. --Blackmore.

2. To throw out, as an exclamation; to utter by a brief and sudden impulse; as, to ejaculate a prayer.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Eject

E*ject"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ejected; p. pr. & vb. n. Ejecting.] [L. ejectus, p. p. of ejicere; e out + jacere to throw. See Jet a shooting forth.]

1. To expel; to dismiss; to cast forth; to thrust or drive out; to discharge; as, to eject a person from a room; to eject a traitor from the country; to eject words from the language. "Eyes ejecting flame." --H. Brooke.

2. (Law) To cast out; to evict; to dispossess; as, to eject tenants from an estate.

Syn: To expel; banish; drive out; discharge; oust; evict; dislodge; extrude; void.

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