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evict

Pronunciation: /ɪˈvɪkt/

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Definition of evict

verb

[with object]

expel (someone) from a property, especially with the support of the law:a single mother and her children have been evicted from their home

Derivatives

evictor

Origin:

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