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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary evict ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Late Latin evictus, past participle of evincere, from Latin, to vanquish, win a point — more at evince DATE 15th century 1. a. to recover (property) from a person by legal process b. to put (a tenant) out by legal process 2. to force out : expel Synonyms: see eject English Etymology evict 1447, "recover property," from L. evictus, pp. of evincere"recover property, overcome and expel, conquer," from ex- "out" + vincere "conquer" (see victor). Sense of "expel by legal process" first recorded in Eng. 1536. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 evict evict / i5vikt / verb[VN] ~ sb (from sth) to force sb to leave a house or land, especially when you have the legal right to do so (尤指依法从房屋或土地上)驱逐,赶出,逐出: A number of tenants have been evicted for not paying the rent. 许多房客因不付房租被赶了出来。 • evic·tion / i5vikFn / noun [U, C] : to face eviction from your home 面临着被赶出家门 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English evict verb ADV. forcibly | unlawfully VERB + EVICT seek to, try to PREP. from They were forcibly evicted from their home. OLT evict verb ⇨ evacuate Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged evict \ə̇ˈvikt, ēˈ-\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English evicten, from Late Latin evictus, past participle of evincere, from Latin, to vanquish, win a point in an argument, demonstrate — more at evince 1. a. : to recover (property) of or from a person by legal process or by virtue of a superior title b. : to put out (a person) from property by legal process or by virtue of a paramount right or claim of such right : eject , oust 2. : to force out : expel < a heavy counterattack evicted the enemy from the town > 3. [Latin evictus] obsolete a. : to conquer in disputation : confute , convince b. : to establish by reason or evidence : prove Synonyms: see eject |
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