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Added 9 October 2026

eject

/ɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/ verb

Latin root: ēiectus Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about eject at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Put out or expel from a place.
The unruly student was excluded from the game
Eliminate (a substance).
combustion products are exhausted in the engine
Leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule.

Origin

From Middle French éjecter, from Latin ēiectus, perfect passive participle of ēiciō (“to throw out”), or from ēiectō, the frequentative form of the same verb, from ē-, combining form of ex (“out”), + iaciō (“to throw”).

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