eject
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
eject/iˈʤekt/
▶verb
- 1 force or throw out violently or suddenly.
■ (of a pilot) escape from an aircraft by means of an ejection seat.
- 2 compel (someone) to leave a place.
– derivatives
ejection noun,
ejector noun.
ejection noun,
ejector noun.
– origin ME: from L. eject-, eicere ‘throw out’, from e- (var. of ex-) ‘out’ + jacere ‘to throw’.
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