1.to thrust away, push back, Il.; to push off, Thuc.: Mid. to push away from oneself, Hom.:—c. gen. to drive away from a place; and in Mid. to drive away from oneself, to expel, banish, Hom., Hdt., etc.
2.of the wind, to beat from one's course, Od.; so in Mid., id=Od.
3.in Mid., also, to reject, decline, refuse to accept, Hdt., attic; ἀπ. δουλοσύνην to shake off slavery, Hdt.