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Word entry · 5 letters

evict

Best crossword clue

"Force out legally"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ɨˈvɪkt/Part of speech verbSorted ceitvStarts with EEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process

Word origin

From Middle English evicten, evycten, borrowed from Latin ēvictus, past participle of ēvincō (“to vanquish completely”). Doublet of evince.

Used in a sentence

  • evict a tenant
  • threat to evict
  • legally evict

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