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- Dictionaryevict/ɪˈvɪkt/
verb
- 1. expel (someone) from a property, especially with the support of the law: "a single mother and her children have been evicted from their home"
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evict | American Dictionary. verb [ T ] us / ɪˈvɪkt / Add to word list. to force someone to leave a place: Long-time residents are being evicted from the buildings. eviction. noun [ C/U ] us / ɪˈvɪk·ʃən / [ U ] He’s been threatened with eviction for not paying his rent.
The meaning of EVICT is to recover (property) from a person by legal process. How to use evict in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Evict.
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: dislodge, dispossess, remove, eject. to throw or force out, as from a place, organization, or position: He was evicted from office by a populist revolution.
1. to expel (a person, esp. a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. 2. to recover (property, titles, etc.) by virtue of superior legal title. 3. to throw or force out; eject; expel.
evict sb for sth Landlords have the right to evict tenants for nonpayment of rent. evict sb from sth The city evicted the store from its original location on Sixth Street to redevelop the area .
evict. evict somebody (from something) to force somebody to leave a house or land, especially when you have the legal right to do so. A number of tenants have been evicted for not paying the rent. The council has tried to get them evicted.
Use the verb evict to say that a tenant is being forced to move out of his home, usually through legal action. If you don't pay your rent, eventually your landlord will evict you. Evict became part of the English language back in the 1530s.
