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• ēʹjĕkt
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• ĭ-jĕktʹ
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From Latin ēiectum (“(that which is) thrown out”), from ēiciō (“to throw out”) (see Etymology 1). Coined by W. K. Clifford by analogy with subject and object.

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”).

121 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: изгонвам (izgonvam) — to compel to leave
• Catalan: expulsar — to compel to leave
• Chinese Mandarin: 逐出 (zhúchū) — to compel to leave
• Chinese Mandarin: 驅逐 /驱逐 (qūzhú) — to compel to leave
• Czech: vyhodit — to compel to leave
• Danish: bortvise — to compel to leave
• Danish: udvise — to compel to leave
• Dutch: buitengooien — to compel to leave
• Finnish: poistaa — to compel to leave
• Finnish: heittää ulos — to compel to leave
• Finnish: häätää — to compel to leave
• French: éjecter — to compel to leave
• French: expulser — to compel to leave
• German: auswerfen — to compel to leave
• German: ausweisen — to compel to leave
• Greek: βγάζω (vgázo) — to compel to leave
• Japanese: 立ち退かせる (tachinokaseru) — to compel to leave
• Japanese: 追い出す (oidasu) — to compel to leave
• Central Kurdish: دەرپەڕین (derperrîn) — to compel to leave
• Macedonian: истерува (isteruva) — to compel to leave
• Macedonian: истера (istera) — to compel to leave
• Occitan: expulsar — to compel to leave
• Polish: wyrzucać — to compel to leave
• Polish: wyrzucić — to compel to leave
• Portuguese: expulsar — to compel to leave
• Romanian: ejecta — to compel to leave
• Romanian: expulza — to compel to leave
• Russian: выгоня́ть (vygonjátʹ) — to compel to leave
• Russian: вы́гнать (výgnatʹ) — to compel to leave
• Russian: прогоня́ть (progonjátʹ) — to compel to leave
• Russian: прогна́ть (prognátʹ) — to compel to leave
• Russian: изгоня́ть (izgonjátʹ) — to compel to leave
• Russian: изгна́ть (izgnátʹ) — to compel to leave
• Spanish: expulsar — to compel to leave
• Swedish: avhysa — to compel to leave
• Swedish: förvisa — to compel to leave
• Swedish: avvisa — to compel to leave
• Amharic: አስወጣ (ʾäswäṭa) — to throw out forcefully
• Catalan: ejectar — to throw out forcefully
• Czech: vyhodit — to throw out forcefully
• Czech: vymrštit — to throw out forcefully
• Esperanto: elĵeti — to throw out forcefully
• Finnish: heittää ulos — to throw out forcefully
• Finnish: lentää ulos — to throw out forcefully
• French: éjecter — to throw out forcefully
• French: expulser — to throw out forcefully
• German: rauswerfen — to throw out forcefully
• Ancient Greek: ἐξωθέω (exōthéō) — to throw out forcefully
• Macedonian: исфрла (isfrla) — to throw out forcefully
• Macedonian: исфрли (isfrli) — to throw out forcefully
• Old English: gescufan — to throw out forcefully
• Portuguese: ejetar — to throw out forcefully
• Russian: выгоня́ть (vygonjátʹ) — to throw out forcefully
• Russian: вы́гнать (výgnatʹ) — to throw out forcefully
• Russian: прогоня́ть (progonjátʹ) — to throw out forcefully
• Russian: прогна́ть (prognátʹ) — to throw out forcefully
• Spanish: eyectar — to throw out forcefully
• Swedish: kasta ut — to throw out forcefully
• Swedish: slunga ut — to throw out forcefully
• Tày: bủn — to throw out forcefully
• Vietnamese: phun — to throw out forcefully
• Bulgarian: изгонвам (izgonvam) — to compel (a sports player) to leave the field
• Finnish: poistaa kentältä — to compel (a sports player) to leave the field
• Finnish: ajaa ulos — to compel (a sports player) to leave the field
• Russian: изгоня́ть (izgonjátʹ) — to compel (a sports player) to leave the field
• Russian: изгна́ть (izgnátʹ) — to compel (a sports player) to leave the field
• Russian: выгоня́ть (vygonjátʹ) — to compel (a sports player) to leave the field
• Russian: вы́гнать (výgnatʹ) — to compel (a sports player) to leave the field
• Swedish: utvisa — to compel (a sports player) to leave the field
• Arabic: قَذَفَ نَفْسَهُ (qaḏafa nafsahu) — to project oneself from an aircraft
• Bulgarian: катапултирам (katapultiram) — to project oneself from an aircraft
• Danish: skyde ud — to project oneself from an aircraft
• Finnish: laukaista heittoistuin — to project oneself from an aircraft
• Finnish: pelastautua heittoistuimella — to project oneself from an aircraft
• German: katapultieren — to project oneself from an aircraft
• Hungarian: katapultál — to project oneself from an aircraft
• Polish: katapultować się — to project oneself from an aircraft
• Portuguese: ejetar — to project oneself from an aircraft
• Russian: катапульти́роваться (katapulʹtírovatʹsja) — to project oneself from an aircraft
• Spanish: eyectarse — to project oneself from an aircraft
• Swedish: skjuta ut — to project oneself from an aircraft
• Bulgarian: изпускам (izpuskam) — to cause to come out of a machine
• Chinese Mandarin: 排除 (páichú) — to cause to come out of a machine
• Czech: vysunout — to cause to come out of a machine
• Danish: skubbe ud — to cause to come out of a machine
• Finnish: poistaa — to cause to come out of a machine
• Finnish: saada ulos — to cause to come out of a machine
• German: ausstoßen — to cause to come out of a machine
• Japanese: イジェクトする (ijekuto suru) — to cause to come out of a machine
• Japanese: 取り出す (toridasu) — to cause to come out of a machine
• Māori: tu(w)ha — to cause to come out of a machine
• Polish: wysuwać — to cause to come out of a machine
• Polish: wysunąć — to cause to come out of a machine
• Portuguese: ejetar — to cause to come out of a machine
• Russian: выта́лкивать (vytálkivatʹ) — to cause to come out of a machine
• Russian: вы́толкнуть (výtolknutʹ) — to cause to come out of a machine
• Russian: выки́дывать (vykídyvatʹ) — to cause to come out of a machine
• Russian: вы́кинуть (výkinutʹ) — to cause to come out of a machine
• Russian: выбра́сывать (vybrásyvatʹ) — to cause to come out of a machine
• Russian: вы́бросить (výbrositʹ) — to cause to come out of a machine
• Russian: извлека́ть (izvlekátʹ) — to cause to come out of a machine
• Russian: извле́чь (izvléčʹ) — to cause to come out of a machine
• Swedish: mata ut — to cause to come out of a machine
• Chinese Mandarin: 彈出 /弹出 (tánchū) — to come out of a machine
• Finnish: poistua — to come out of a machine
• Finnish: tulla ulos — to come out of a machine
• Japanese: イジェクトする (ijekuto suru) — to come out of a machine
• Māori: tuha — to come out of a machine
• Māori: tuwha — to come out of a machine
• Polish: wysuwać się — to come out of a machine
• Polish: wysunąć się — to come out of a machine
• Portuguese: ejetar — to come out of a machine
• Russian: выта́лкиваться (vytálkivatʹsja) — to come out of a machine
• Russian: вы́толкнуться (výtolknutʹsja) — to come out of a machine
• Russian: выки́дываться (vykídyvatʹsja) — to come out of a machine
• Russian: вы́кинуться (výkinutʹsja) — to come out of a machine
• Russian: выбра́сываться (vybrásyvatʹsja) — to come out of a machine
• Russian: вы́броситься (výbrositʹsja) — to come out of a machine
• Russian: высо́вываться (vysóvyvatʹsja) — to come out of a machine
• Russian: вы́сунуться (výsunutʹsja) — to come out of a machine
• Swedish: matas ut — to come out of a machine