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Verbs (14)
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rout out, drive out, force out, rouse
v. force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."
expectorate, clear out, drive out
v. clear out the chest and lungs; "This drug expectorates quickly"
chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off
v. 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"
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Fuzzynyms (57)
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nudge
v. push into action by pestering or annoying gently
wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken
v. stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
toss
v. agitate; "toss the salad"
arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
summon
v. ask to come; "summon a lawyer"
motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite
v. give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
excite
v. produce a magnetic field in; "excite the neurons"
inspire
v. supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"
induce, stimulate, rush, hasten
v. cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
v. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse
v. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
quench
v. cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid; "quench steel"
drop, dismiss, send away, send packing
v. stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"
give the axe, give the bounce, give the gate
v. terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman"
disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out
v. move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";
extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with
v. terminate, end, or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts"
Synonyms (12)
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drive
v. hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally; "drive a ball"
press, push
v. make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"
chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track
v. go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
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drive out
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