drive_off has definitions from the field of military
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[ verb ] force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

Examples

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

Used in print

(Francis Pollini, Night....)

The music drove them off , or away , and he was free to walk_on_air in a very few moments , humming and jiving within , beating the rhythm within .

(Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)

He drove sensual patterns off , carefully shaving his long upper lip .

2
[ verb ] (military) force or drive back

Examples

"repel the attacker" "fight off the onslaught" "rebuff the attack"

Related terms

fight rebuff

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