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/ɨˈvɪkt/ · verb
(transitive) To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out..
evict a tenant
threat to evict
legally evict
The landlord threatened to evict them for nonpayment.
The protesters were forcibly evicted.
Use evict when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Evict means (transitive) To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out..
Common synonyms include eject, force out.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
evict a tenant
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