(v) force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings, Syn. drive off, drive away, drive out, dispel, turn back, run off, Example:Drive away potential burglars; drive away bad thoughts; dispel doubts; The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers
[さんじる, sanjiru] (v1) (1) to scatter; to disperse; (2) to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); (3) to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)
[さんずる, sanzuru] (vz) (1) to scatter; to disperse; (2) to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); (3) to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)
[とりおい, torioi] (n) (1) driving off birds; (2) procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house; (3) female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen; (4) street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan
[おいやる, oiyaru] (v5r, vt) (1) to drive away; to order off; to chase away; (2) to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)