expel and confiscate; sweep out completely
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to expel someone from their home and confiscate all their property; to dispossess and evict
formalOriginally used in legal and landlord-tenant contexts, describing the complete dispossession of a person's assets and their forcible removal from their home.
In the old society, landlords would often dispossess and evict poor people who could not pay their rent.
The court finally ruled to confiscate his illegal gains and expel him from his home with nothing.
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Once bankrupt, investors not only lose all their capital but may also be evicted and left destitute.
verb
to reject or dismiss completely; to cast aside entirely; to exclude totally
Metaphorical extension describing the complete rejection of ideas, people, or things, treating them as worthless and to be discarded entirely.
This outdated concept should have been completely discarded long ago.
After the new management took office, they completely swept away all the old rules and regulations.
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In academic discussions, erroneous views should be pointed out rather than being directly cast aside completely.