evict
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evict
- /ɨˈvɪkt/ UK
- /iˈvɪkt/ US
- /ɪˈvɪkt/ US
Rhymes with -ɪkt
Where it comes from
From Middle English evicten, evycten, borrowed from Latin ēvictus, past participle of ēvincō (“to vanquish completely”). Doublet of evince.
verb evicts · evicting · evicted
- To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out. evict a tenant
- To eject from a memory cache to reduce the cache's size.
Similar: eject
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verb
Similar: eject
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Every language
verb to expel
| Español | desahuciar, desalojar, eviccionar, evictar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 쫓아내다 jjochanaeda, 퇴거시키다 toegeosikida |
| 日本語 | 追い出す oidasu, 立ち退かせる tachinokaseru |
| 中文 | 驅逐 /驱逐 qūzhú, 赶出 gǎnchū |
| Português | despejar, desalojar |
| Français | évincer |
| Deutsch | vertreiben, verweisen, ausweisen, exmittieren |
| Italiano | sfrattare |
| Ελληνικά | κάνω έξωση káno éxosi, ξεσπιτώνω xespitóno |
| Română | evinge, expulza |
| Русский | выселя́ть vyseljátʹ, вы́селить výselitʹ, выгоня́ть vygonjátʹ, изгоня́ть izgonjátʹ |
| العربية | أَجْلَى ʔajlā, طَرَدَ ṭarada |
Talk about this word "evict." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/evict. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. evict. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/evict "evict." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/evict.Cite this
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title = {evict},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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