karkottaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- banish verb To officially force someone to leave a place, usually as punishment, and forbid their return.
- deport verb To formally expel a foreign national from a country, usually for breaking immigration or other laws.
- exile noun The state of being forced to live away from your home country, often for political reasons.
- expatriate adj Describes someone who lives outside their own country.
- relegate verb To banish, exile, or otherwise force away.
- repel verb To drive back or fight off an attack or attacker.
- repulse verb To drive back an attack or attacker.
- transport verb To carry people or goods from one place to another.
Senses
karkottaa is used for these senses in English:
- banish (transitive) To send (someone) away and forbid them from returning.
- banish (transitive) To expel, especially from the mind.
- deport (transitive) To evict, especially from a country.
- drive away (idiomatic) To force someone or something to leave
- exile (transitive) To send (someone or something) into exile.
- expatriate (transitive) To banish; to drive or force (a person) from his own country; to make an exile of.
- relegate (transitive, done to a person) Exile or banish to a particular place.
- repel (transitive, physics) To force away by means of a repulsive force. [from 17th c.]
banish — full definition
- verb To officially force someone to leave a place, usually as punishment, and forbid their return.
- verb To drive an unwanted thought or feeling from one's mind.
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