desterrar — meaning in English

English meaning

• banish verb To officially force someone to leave a place, usually as punishment, and forbid their return.
• displace verb To force people to leave their home or homeland.
• exile noun The state of being forced to live away from your home country, often for political reasons.

Senses

desterrar is used for these senses in English:

• banish (transitive) To send (someone) away and forbid them from returning.
• displace To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
• exile (transitive) To send (someone or something) into exile.

banish — full definition

1. verb To officially force someone to leave a place, usually as punishment, and forbid their return.
2. verb To drive an unwanted thought or feeling from one's mind.

displace — full definition

1. verb To force people to leave their home or homeland.
2. verb To take the place of something or someone, often by being better suited.
3. verb To move something out of its normal or original position.

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