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send away

verb
  1. To dismiss from one's presence. (transitive) · The salesman was taking up too much time with his nonsense, so I sent him away.
  2. To send (someone) to a particular place for a long time, as a family member, an employee, etc. (transitive) · We are going to send our son away to live with his uncle in America for a year.
  3. To imprison (someone). (transitive) · the judge sent him away· They sent him away for that one.
  4. To dispatch orders to a place for something to be delivered. (intransitive) · We sent away for some of the items in the gardening catalogue.
  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see send, away.
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