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, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off
- Force or drive out.
- usage: "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A. M."
- Clear out the chest and lungs.
- usage: "This drug expectorates quickly"
- synonyms: expectorate, clear out
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