Ejects

/ɪˈdʒɛkts/ verb

Definition

Forces or throws out with sudden force; removes something from a place or from inside something.

Etymology

From Latin eicere (e- 'out' + iacere 'to throw'). Third-person singular present tense or plural form of the verb eject.

Kelly Says

Your DVD player's eject button literally uses a mechanical cam to forcefully push the disc out—a tiny piece of Latin vocabulary that became essential to 1990s technology.

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