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Meaning of Evict

Synonyms of Evict

verb

depellere
deprive of possession
detrudere
deturbare
dislodge
displace
dispossess
disturb
eject
expel
jettison
kick out
oust
put out of house by legal processrecover property
remove
take possession
thrust out
turn adrift
turn out
turn out of doors
turn out of house and home
uproot
wrest property from Associated Concepts: actual eviction
constrictive eviction
partial eviction
total eviction
unlawful eviction

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English Spanish Translation of Evict

Desalojar

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Grammar

This term is a verb.

Etimology of Evict

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mid-15c., “recover (property) by judicial means,” from Latin evictus, past participle of evincere “overcome and expel, conquer, subdue, vanquish; prevail over; supplant,” from assimilated form of ex “out,” or perhaps here merely intensive (see ex-) + vincere “conquer” (see victor). Sense of “expel by legal process” first recorded in English 1530s, from a post-classical sense of the Latin word. Related: Evicted; evicting. Compare evince.

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