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To force someone to leave a place

drive out

to force someone or something to leave a place

banish

verb

to officially order someone to leave a country or region as a punishment

send away

to order someone to leave a place

starve out

to force someone to leave a place by preventing them from getting enough food

displace

verb

to force someone to leave their own country and live somewhere else

deport

verb

to send someone out of a country, usually because they do not have a legal right to be there

exile

verb

to force someone to live in a foreign country, usually for political reasons

expel

verb

to force someone to leave a foreign country, especially for political reasons or for breaking the law

evict

verb

to legally force someone to leave the house they are living in, usually because they have not paid their rent

hound

verb

to force someone to leave a place or job by always being unpleasant to them

cyberloafing

using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related

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