e·ject  ( ĭ-j ĕkt )
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v. e·ject·ed, e·ject·ing, e·jects v.tr.1. To throw out forcefully; expel: The burning house ejected yellow flames into the night sky. 2. a. To compel to leave: ejected the bar patron who started a fight. b. To evict: ejected tenants for lease violations. 3. Sports To disqualify or force (a player or coach) to leave the playing area for the remainder of a game. 4. a. To cause a device to push (something) out: I ejected the DVD from the player using the remote control. b. To push (something) out: The console ejected the video game. v.intr. To make an emergency exit from an aircraft by deployment of an ejection seat or capsule.
[Middle English ejecten, from Latin ēicere, ēiect- : ē-, ex-, ex- + iacere, to throw; see yē- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
e·jecta·ble adj. |
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