• rid (someone or something) of an unwanted quality, condition, or feeling

• remove (a group of people considered undesirable) from an organization or place in an abrupt or violent way

Synonyms: remove, get rid of, clear out, sweep out, expel, eject, exclude, evict, dismiss, sack, oust, axe, depose, eradicate, root out, weed out, scour

• physically remove or expel (something) completely

• atone for or wipe out (contempt of court)

• an abrupt or violent removal of a group of people

Synonyms: removal, expulsion, ejection, exclusion, eviction, clearance, clear-out, discharge, dismissal, sacking, ousting, deposition, eradication, rooting out, weeding out

• a laxative

Synonyms: laxative, enema, aperient, lenitive, cathartic, evacuant