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eject

UK/ˈiː.d͡ʒɛkt/ US/ɪˈdʒɛkt/ uncommon us

verb

1.

put out or expel from a place

  • “The child was expelled from the classroom”
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2.

eliminate (substances) from the body

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cause to come out in a squirt

  • “the boy squirted water at his little sister”
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Origin

From Middle French éjecter, from Latin ēiectus, perfect passive participle of ēiciō (“to throw out”), or from ēiectō, the frequentative form of the same verb, from ē-, combining form of ex (“out”), + iaciō (“to throw”).

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