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eject

[ ih-jekt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to drive or force out; expel, as from a place or position:

    The police ejected the hecklers from the meeting.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. to dismiss, as from office or occupancy.
  3. to evict, as from property.

    Synonyms: ,

  4. to throw out, as from within; throw off.


verb (used without object)

  1. to propel oneself from a damaged or malfunctioning airplane, as by an ejection seat:

    When the plane caught fire, the pilot ejected.

eject

/ ɪˈɛ /

verb

  1. tr to drive or force out; expel or emit
  2. tr to compel (a person) to leave; evict; dispossess
  3. tr to dismiss, as from office
  4. intr to leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule
  5. tr psychiatry to attribute (one's own motivations and characteristics) to others
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𳦳پDz, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԴDze·𳦳iԲ adjective
  • e·𳦳 verb (used with object)
  • ܲe·𳦳Ļ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of eject1

First recorded in 1545–55; from Latin ŧ𳦳ٳܲ “thrown out” (past participle of ŧᾱ ), equivalent to ŧ- + jec- (combining form of jacere ) “to throw” + -tus past participle suffix; e- 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of eject1

C15: from Latin ejicere, from jacere to throw
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Anthony Edwards got ejected and played only 26 minutes.

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Why didn't they hit the eject button sooner, as their leader descended further into his incoherent megalomania?

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Orr ejected Doncic, who already had been called for a technical foul in the second half, after Doncic scored to put the Lakers up in the fourth and yelled in Orr’s direction.

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Ask any of those in office now, or any of those recently ejected.

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As it does, it ejects any leftover fuel, which freezes instantly due to the altitude in a spiral pattern caused by the rocket's movement.

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