Oust and Take

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Oust

Oust verb - To drive or force out.
Usage example: she was ousted from her job after it was proven she'd been pilfering company supplies
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Take is an antonym for oust.
Nearby Words: ousting, ouster

Take

Take verb - To offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to.
Usage example: the school takes only a small percentage of the thousands of applicants
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Oust is an antonym for take.
Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker
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Common collocations

control oust control take control
way oust way take way

Both words in one sentence

  • Anti-Hero In the epilogue, we're told that she sat on the information Raul gave her until she wanted to oust Stonier and take his job.
    Source: Anti-Hero
  • Series / Sister Sister Tamera can't take it and quits, forcing Tia (who was already vice president of the Roses) to oust the president.
    Source: Series / Sister Sister
  • Series / Documentary Now Full-Circle Revolution: Pipilok manages to oust Sebastian and take over his role, only to become a bully to the other actors the same way he was to him.
    Source: Series / Documentary Now
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