verb
- Force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings.
- usage: "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
- synonyms: chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, run off
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