Verb
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to cause to separate and go in different directions
"She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
- break up -
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"
- chase away - drive out - turn back - drive away - drive off - run off