Local English word record

drive away

verb · 1 sense

force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

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Examples

  • Drive away potential burglars
  • drive away bad thoughts
  • dispel doubts
  • The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers

Word relationships

Synonyms

chase away, drive out, turn back, dispel, drive off, run off

Source and method

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Princeton WordNet 3.0