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- pronunciation:
- ih
jekt
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
ejects, ejecting, ejected |
| definition 1: |
to throw out with force.
He ejected the noisy kids from the library.- synonyms:
- expel
- similar words:
- propel, send out, spew, spit, spout, thrust out, vent
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| definition 2: |
to throw or propel oneself out of a plane in an emergency.
The pilot ejected from the fighter plane when the engine failed.- similar words:
- discharge, propel
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| related words: |
banish, belch, chase, discharge, evacuate, expel, heave, overthrow, pass, suspend, turn |
| derivations: |
ejection (n.), ejector (n.) |
The word eject
contains the following parts:
e-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away
  More about this word part:
The prefix e-
is an assimilated form of ex- used before roots beginning with certain consonants (b d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v). See ex-.
Example words:
educate, eject, elaborate, elect, eligible, eloquent, elude, emancipate, emerge, emergency, emigrate, eminent, emit, enormous, enunciate, eradicate, erase, erode, erupt, evacuate, evade, evaluate, event, evict, evident, evolution, evolve
ject, jet, jac
Latin
root
that means throw; lie
Example words:
adjacent, adjective, eject, inject, injection, interjection, jet, jettison, object, objective, project, projectile, projection, reject, subject
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