evict
To expel from their propertyTo expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.
» Tom was evicted without notice.
Тома виселили без попереднього попередження. — deniko
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2 senses(transitive)To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.
evict a tenant
threat to evict
vertreiben, verweisen, ausweisen
выселя́тьvyseljátʹ, вы́селитьvýselitʹ, выгоня́тьvygonjátʹ
виселя́тиvyseljáty, ви́селитиvýselyty
expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process
(transitive)To eject from a memory cache to reduce the cache's size.
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Origin
From Middle English evicten, evycten, borrowed from Latin ēvictus, past participle of ēvinFrom Middle English evicten, evycten, borrowed from Latin ēvictus, past participle of ēvincō (“to vanquish completely”). Doublet of evince.
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Forms
evicts, evicting, evicted, evictedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
4 patterns- evicted from his
- been evicted from
- got evicted
- has been evicted