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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 oust /ˈaʊst/
 (vt.)逐出,奪取,驅逐

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Oust n. See Oast.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Oust, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ousted; p. pr. & vb. n. Ousting.]
 1. To take away; to remove.
    Multiplication of actions upon the case were rare, formerly, and thereby wager of law ousted.   --Sir M. Hale.
 2. To eject; to expel; to turn out.
    From mine own earldom foully ousted me.   --Tennyson.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 oust
      v 1: remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted
           after he misappropriated funds" [syn: throw out, drum
           out, boot out, kick out, expel]
      2: remove and replace; "The word processor has ousted the
         typewriter"