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eject

[ih-jekt]

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.

    Synonyms: ,
  2. to dismiss, as from office or occupancy.

  3. to evict, as from property.

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



verb (used without object)

  1. to propel oneself from a damaged or malfunctioning airplane, as by an ejection seat.

    When the plane caught fire, the pilot ejected.

eject

/ ɪˈɛ /

verb

  1. (tr) to drive or force out; expel or emit

  2. (tr) to compel (a person) to leave; evict; dispossess

  3. (tr) to dismiss, as from office

  4. (intr) to leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule

  5. (tr) psychiatry to attribute (one's own motivations and characteristics) to others

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Other Word Forms

  • nonejecting adjective
  • reeject verb (used with object)
  • unejected adjective
  • ˈ𳦳پDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of eject1

First recorded in 1545–55; from Latin ŧ𳦳ٳܲ “thrown out” (past participle of ŧᾱ ), equivalent to ŧ- + jec- (combining form of jacere ) “to throw” + -tus past participle suffix; e- 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of eject1

C15: from Latin ejicere, from jacere to throw
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Example Sentences

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A woman who was wrongly accused of shoplifting toilet roll due to an apparent mix-up with a facial recognition system was left "fuming" after being ejected from two Home Bargains stores.

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Noem, who was speaking about immigration and the protests in LA, continued addressing reporters and law enforcement officers while the senator was ejected from the room.

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Coaches and adults are facing increased penalties if they are ejected from games for unsportsmanlike behavior.

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Ross was ejected from First Minister's Questions at the Scottish Parliament for talking over John Swinney as he was answering a question.

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Dance Project performed as if ejected by each of the 14 sections of Boulez’s resonant score.

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