Antonyms for eject


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ih-jekt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈdʒɛkt


Definition of eject

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Latin eiectus "thrown out," past participle of eicere "throw out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + -icere, comb. form of iacere "to throw" (see jet (v.)). Related: Ejected; ejecting.
  • verb throw or be thrown out
Example sentences :
  • Theirs is a fool's paradise from which I could eject them at any moment; but I will not—not just yet.
  • Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
  • It derives its name from an odor which it is able to eject, which smells not unlike that of the fox.
  • Extract from : « Pathfinder » by Alan Douglas
  • So I should be able to move the whole unit into the cargo lock and eject it from there.
  • Extract from : « The Winds of Time » by James H. Schmitz
  • But I can eject the torpedo from the tube, and perhaps the others.
  • Extract from : « The Wreck of the Titan » by Morgan Robertson
  • He sat watching the toad all night, but the toad did not eject anything.
  • Extract from : « More Science From an Easy Chair » by Sir E. Ray (Edwin Ray) Lankester
  • The door was opened by the man who had helped to eject Spicer.
  • Extract from : « The Man Who Lost Himself » by H. De Vere Stacpoole
  • Do you intend to take yourselves off peaceably, or must we eject you?
  • Extract from : « The Leader of the Lower School » by Angela Brazil
  • If you return again for any purpose whatever I am afraid it is I who will have to eject you.
  • Extract from : « Hepsey Burke » by Frank Noyes Westcott
  • When does the Senior Warden propose to eject his rector, if I may be allowed to ask?
  • Extract from : « Hepsey Burke » by Frank Noyes Westcott
  • Then to the sheriff, he said: Eject that man who interrupts the proceeding of the Law.
  • Extract from : « Polly's Southern Cruise » by Lillian Elizabeth Roy

Synonyms for eject

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