1
[ verb ] expel or eject without recourse to legal process

Examples

"The landlord wanted to evict the tenants so he banged on the pipes every morning at 3 a.m."

Related terms

expel

2
[ verb ] expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process

Synonyms

force_out

Examples

"The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months"

Related terms

expel eviction

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Rhymes with

depict addict predict inflict licked convict predict slicked restrict afflict edict contradict strict conflict convict constrict addict verdict panicked subject perfect conflict district derelict benedict imperfect interdict

Phonetic and Homophones

IH0 V IH1 K T

Similar Spelling

eviction evacuate

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