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Ouster vs Ousted - What's the difference?

ouster | ousted |

As a noun ouster

is (historical) a putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection or ouster can be someone who ousts.

As a verb ousted is

(oust).

ouster

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) ouster, oustre, a nominalization of (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (historical) A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection.
  • (property law) Action by a cotenant that prevents another cotenant from enjoying the use of jointly owned property.
  • Specifically, the forceful removal of a politician or regime from power; coup.
  • Etymology 2

    (oust)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who ousts.
  • Anagrams

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    ousted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (oust)
  • Anagrams

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    oust

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To expel; to remove.
  • The protesters became so noisy that they were finally ousted from the meeting.

    Synonyms

    * banish, dismiss, eject, exclude, reject

    Antonyms

    * accept, harbor, shelter

    Derived terms

    * oustee * ouster

    Anagrams

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