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ousted

/ˈaʊstɪd/

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What does ousted mean?

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of oust

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈaʊstɪd/

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The ousted owners were despised by the white interlopers, and this opinion was not hidden under a bushel.
Mark TwainFollowing the Equator: A Journey Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #2895
Many noble Hindu families, ousted by the tax-collectors from their estates, began to seek subsistence from robbery.
John FiskeThe Unseen World, and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #1486
More book examples (3)
We ousted a hundred indignant straw-coloured monkeys and twice as many baboons from the tiny flat above the water hole.
Stewart Edward WhiteThe Land of FootprintsProject Gutenberg ebook #1378
The unemployed nobility, who had long been ousted from their old functions, and who were consequently inclined to be censorious, followed their leadership.
Gustave Le BonThe Psychology of RevolutionProject Gutenberg ebook #448
The ironmasters combined to resist his invention; they fastened lawsuit's upon him, and succeeded in getting him ousted from his works at Cradley.
Samuel SmilesIndustrial Biography: Iron Workers and Tool MakersProject Gutenberg ebook #404