[ verb ]
■ expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process
e.g.)
・The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months
→
evict
,
force out
[ verb ]
■ force to go away
■ used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
e.g.)
・Drive away potential burglars
・drive away bad thoughts
・dispel doubts
・The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers
→
chase away
,
dispel
,
drive away
,
drive off
,
drive out
,
run off
,
turn back
[ verb ]
■ force or drive out
e.g.)
・The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M.
→
drive out
,
force out
,
rouse
,
rout out
[ verb ]
■ remove from a position or office
e.g.)
・The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds
→
boot out
,
drum out
,
expel
,
kick out
,
oust
,
throw out
[ verb ]
■ force to leave or move out
e.g.)
・He was expelled from his native country
→
expel
,
kick out
,
throw out
[ verb ]
■ expel from a community or group
→
ban
,
banish
,
blackball
,
cast out
,
ostracise
,
ostracize
,
shun
[ verb ]
■ ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
→
ban
,
banish
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