Verb: oust awst
- Remove from a position or office
"The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds";
- throw out, drum out, boot out [informal], kick out [informal], expel, turf out [Brit, informal]
- Remove and replace
"The word processor has ousted the typewriter"
Derived forms: ousted, ousts, ousting
See also: boot
Type of: remove, replace, supercede [non-standard], supersede, supervene upon, supplant
Encyclopedia: Oust, Ariège