Eject, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ejected; p. pr. & vb. n. Ejecting.]
Etymology: [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.
2. (Law)
To cast out; to evict; to dispossess; as, to eject tenants from an estate.
Syn. -- To expel; banish; drive out; discharge; oust; evict; dislodge; extrude; void.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for eject; he lists it under banish.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.