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- pronunciation:
- ih
vihkt
- features:
- Word Parts
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
evicts, evicting, evicted |
definition: |
to legally force to leave a rented property.
The landlord evicted the man from his apartment because he could not pay the rent.- similar words:
- chuck, dislodge, oust, remove
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related words: |
banish, deport, displace, evacuate |
derivations: |
eviction (n.), evictor (n.) |
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