Synonyms: discharge, dismiss, fire, sack, remove, expel, jilt, bounce, chuck, ditch, give the push, send packing, give the sack, give the boot, give the mitten
Conjugation
| Indicative mood |
|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
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| (I) oust | (I) ousted |
| (thou) oustest | (thou) oustedst |
| (he) ousts, ousteth | (he) ousted |
| (we) oust | (we) ousted |
| (you) oust | (you) ousted |
| (they) oust | (they) ousted |
| Subjunctive mood |
|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
|---|
| (I) oust | (I) ousted |
| (thou) oust | (thou) ousted |
| (he) oust | (he) ousted |
| (we) oust | (we) ousted |
| (you) oust | (you) ousted |
| (they) oust | (they) ousted |
| Imperative mood |
|---|
| oust |
| Participles |
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| Present participle | Past participle |
|---|
| ousting | ousted |
K̲h̲an was ousted from power following a parliamentary vote of no‐confidence last April, but he has accused the army of being behind his removal.
North Korea has ousted Gim Yeongcheol as the head of relations with South Korea, said a South Korean government official on Thursday.