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v. force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."

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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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"

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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