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oust (o̵ust)

transitive verb

to force or drive out; expel, dispossess, eject, etc.

Etymology: Anglo-Fr ouster < OFr (Fr ôter) < L ostare, to obstruct < ob-, against (see ob-) + stare, to stand

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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