Evict
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɨˈvɪkt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Evict is a verb meaning (transitive) To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.
Meaning
(transitive) To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.
More Meanings
- (computing, transitive) To eject from a memory cache to reduce the cache's size.
Example Sentences
legally evict
evict a tenant
threat to evict
The protesters were forcibly evicted.
Word Forms
- evicts
- evicting
- evicted
Synonyms for evict
Depending on context, synonyms include eject.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include vacate, expulsion, dismiss, oust, expel, eject.
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