追い落とす
Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
1. to oust; to dethrone; to displace (from a position of power)
2. to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down
3. to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
おいおとす
Examples1
彼 は 若い 人 の グループ に その 職 から 追い落とされた。
He was edged out of office by a group of younger men.