drive out
Make them leave
To drive out is to force someone or something to leave a place.
You can drive out invaders, drive out evil spirits, or drive out competitors.
The phrase suggests sustained pressure rather than a single act: The new chain store drove out the local shops.
Disease or famine drives out populations; reform drives out corruption.
Remove from position
- ejectThrow out forcibly
- evictRemove from property legally
- banishOfficially send away
- exileBanishment from homeland
deport · displace · remove · dislodge · dispossess · unseat · uproot · dispel
Remove dirt or sin
- purgeEliminate unwanted elements
- exorciseExpel spirits ritually
- fumigatePurge pests using gas
- disinfectKill pathogens on surfaces
sanitize · decontaminate · smudge · lustration · ritual cleansing · spiritual cleansing
oust
Remove from position
exile · deport · displace · remove · dislodge · dispossess · unseat · uproot · dispel · rout
cleanse
Remove dirt or sin
disinfect · sanitize · decontaminate · smudge · lustration · ritual cleansing · spiritual cleansing
exterminate
Destroy completely, every one
annihilate · obliterate · purge · rid · expunge · abolish · decimate · crush · quash · put an end to