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cast out

/kæst aʊt/
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Other forms: casting out; casts out; casted out

Definitions of cast out
  1. verb
    throw or cast away
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    unlearn
    discard something previously learnt, like an old habit
    deep-six, give it the deep six
    toss out; get rid of
    jettison
    throw away, of something encumbering
    junk, scrap, trash
    dispose of (something useless or old)
    waste
    get rid of
    dump
    throw away as refuse
    retire
    dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
    abandon
    forsake; leave behind
    liquidize, sell out, sell up
    get rid of all one's merchandise
    de-access
    dispose of by selling
    close out
    terminate by selling off or disposing of
    chuck, ditch
    throw away
    dispense with
    forgo or do or go without
    forego, forfeit, forgo, give up, throw overboard, waive
    lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
    consign
    commit forever; commit irrevocably
    type of:
    get rid of, remove
    dispose of
  2. verb
    expel from a community or group
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    type of:
    expel, kick out, throw out
    force to leave or move out
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