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evict

Syllabification: (e·vict)
Pronunciation: /iˈvikt/

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Definition of evict

verb

[with object]
  • expel (someone) from a property, especially with the support of the law:he had court orders to evict the trespassers from three camps

Derivatives

evictor

Pronunciation: /-tər/

noun

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'recover property, or the title to property, by legal process'): from Latin evict- 'overcome, defeated', from the verb evincere, from e- (variant of ex-) 'out' + vincere 'conquer'

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