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chase away
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  chase away - force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn backfrighten - drive out by frighteningmove, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"fire - drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"clear the air - dispel differences or negative emotions; "The group called a meeting to finally clear the air"banish - drive away; "banish bad thoughts"; "banish gloom"shoo, shoo away, shoo off - drive away by crying `shoo!'drive out, rouse, rout out, force out - force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M." |
Translationsdissiperrenvoyerrepousserchase away
chase awayTo drive something or someone away from a place or from oneself, either literally or figuratively. After John left the front door open, a stray dog came in and I had to chase it away! People always try to chase away sad thoughts, but I think it's important to face them head-on.See also: away, chasechase away
Related to chase away: nonchalance, scrutinisedSynonyms for chase awayverb force to go awaySynonyms- dispel
- drive away
- drive off
- drive out
- run off
- turn back
Related Words- frighten
- move
- displace
- fire
- clear the air
- banish
- shoo
- shoo away
- shoo off
- drive out
- rouse
- rout out
- force out
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