chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off

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"

• frighten — drive out by frightening
• fire — drive out or away by or as if by fire
• clear the air — dispel differences or negative emotions
• banish — drive away
• shoo off, shoo, shoo away — drive away by crying"shoo!"

• move, displace — cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense