get rid of vs cast out

cast out vs get rid of

get rid of and cast out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
get rid of	No	No	Yes	No
cast out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cast out is a hyponym of get rid of; that is, cast out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than get rid of:

get rid of: dispose of
cast out: throw or cast away

Other hyponyms of get rid of include cast aside, cast away, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out, slough off, comb out, weed out, work off, cull, ditch, dump, unmuzzle, de-aerate, deaerate, decaffeinate, decarbonate, decerebrate, dechlorinate, defat, defibrinate, degrease, delist, delocalize, deoxygenate, destain, desulfurize, desulphurize, detick, devein, fettle, flesh, flense, kern, pith, scum, unbridle.

get rid of (verb)	cast out (verb)
terminate, end, or take out	throw or cast away
dispose of	expel from a community or group
do away with

Difference between get rid of and cast out

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