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Webster 1913 Edition

Eject

E-ject′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Ejected
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Ejecting
.]
[L.
ejectus
, p. p. of
ejicere
;
e
out +
jacere
to throw. See
Jet
a shooting forth.]
1.
To expel; to dismiss; to cast forth; to thrust or drive out; to discharge;
as, to
eject
a person from a room; to
eject
a traitor from the country; to
eject
words from the language.
“Eyes ejecting flame.”
H. Brooke.
Syn. – To expel; banish; drive out; discharge; oust; evict; dislodge; extrude; void.

Webster 1828 Edition

Eject

EJECT'

,
Verb.
T.
[L. ejicio, ejectum; e and jacio, to throw; jacto.]
1.
To throw out; to cast forth; to thrust out, as from a place inclosed or confined.
2.
To discharge through the natural passages or emunctories; to evacuate.
3.
To throw out or expel from an office; to dismiss from an office; to turn out; as, to eject a clergyman.
4.
To dispossess of land or estate.
5.
To drive away; to expel; to dismiss with hatred.
6.
To cast away; to reject; to banish; as, to eject words from a language.

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