To cast out something or someone means to get rid of them because you do not like or need them, or do not want to take responsibility for them.
One of the roles which science plays is that of casting out superstition. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]
To be cast out from civilization was the worst fate that could possibly befall me. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]
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