eject

C2+ Topic:Transportation

US /ɪˈdʒɛkt/ UK /ɪˈdʒɛkt/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

1

verb
to force out or expel suddenly; to bail out of an aircraft

The bouncer moved to eject the unruly patron from the club.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to force out or expel... expel oust evict discharge emit dislodge remove

Opposites

admit insert install retain

Word family

Forms ejector

Derived forms ejectorejectionejectable

Related forms inject reject project object

Etymology

From Latin ēiectus, past participle of ēicere ('to throw out'), from ex- ('out') + iacere ('to throw').

ēicere Latin iacere Latin *ye- Proto-Indo-European

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Transportation

# eject

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ɪˈdʒɛkt
**IPA (UK):** ɪˈdʒɛkt

## Meanings
1. to force out or expel suddenly; to bail out of an aircraft

## Examples
- The bouncer moved to eject the unruly patron from the club.

## Synonyms
- expel
- oust
- evict
- discharge
- emit
- dislodge
- remove

## Antonyms
- admit
- insert
- install
- retain

## Derived Forms
- ejector
- ejection
- ejectable

## Related Forms
- inject
- reject
- project
- object

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ēicere
- Root: iacere
- Root: *ye-
- Affix: e- - out

## Etymology
From Latin ēiectus, past participle of ēicere ('to throw out'), from ex- ('out') + iacere ('to throw').

## AI Etymology
Eject comes from Latin ēiectus, past participle of ēicere ('to throw out'), from ex- ('out') + iacere ('to throw'). The etymological trail includes Latin ēicere, Latin iacere, and Proto-Indo-European *ye-. As a verb, eject means to force out or expel suddenly; to bail out of an aircraft. The same family is visible in derived forms such as ejector, ejection, and ejectable and related forms such as inject, reject, project, and object. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Transportation

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