English Explanatory Dictionary

evict

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.
  2. To eject from a memory cache to reduce the cache's size.

Pronunciation

/ɨˈvɪkt/ /iˈvɪkt/ /ɪˈvɪkt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-evict.wav

Word forms

evict evicts evicting evicted

Etymology

From Middle English evicten, evycten, borrowed from Latin ēvictus, past participle of ēvincō (“to vanquish completely”). Doublet of evince.

Synonyms

eject

Related words

evince

Derived words

evictable evictee eviction evictor renovict unevicted
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