evict — to force someone to leave a property, especially for non-payment of rent or breach of contract
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to force someone to leave a property, especially for non-payment of rent or breach of contract
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪˈvɪkt/
Example Sentences
- The zombie landlord decided to evict all living tenants from his haunted apartment complex.
- The court ordered the landlord to evict the problematic tenant who had been disturbing neighbors.
- My cat thinks it can evict me from my own bed every night.
evict
VERB[/ɪˈvɪkt/]
to force someone to leave a property, especially for non-payment of rent or breach of contract
The landlord came to evict the tenant who hadn't paid rent for months.
The mystic can predict who they'll evict and convict!
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🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin 'evictus', the past participle of 'evincere', meaning 'to overcome' or 'to conquer'. The prefix 'e-' means 'out' and 'vincere' means 'to conquer', literally meaning to force out or overcome someone's claim to a property.
Breakdown
e- (out) + vict (conquer, from Latin vincere) = evict (to force out by overcoming a claim)
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📝Examples
“The zombie landlord decided to evict all living tenants from his haunted apartment complex.”
“The court ordered the landlord to evict the problematic tenant who had been disturbing neighbors.”
“My cat thinks it can evict me from my own bed every night.”
“Due to gentrification, many families were evicted from their longtime homes.”
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