verdrijven — meaning in English
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English meaning
- banish verb To officially force someone to leave a place, usually as punishment, and forbid their return.
- dispel verb To make fears, doubts, or false ideas disappear by showing they have no basis.
- dissipate verb To gradually scatter or disappear.
- exorcise verb To drive out an evil spirit from a person or place, usually through ritual or prayer.
- expel verb To force someone out of a place, group, or organization, often as punishment.
- oust verb To force someone out of a position of power or place, often against their will.
Senses
verdrijven is used for these senses in English:
- banish (transitive) To expel, especially from the mind.
- dispel (transitive) To drive away or cause to vanish by scattering.
- dissipate (transitive) To drive away, disperse.
- exorcise (transitive) To drive out (an evil spirit) from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.
- expel (transitive) To eject.
- oust (transitive) To expel; to remove.
banish — full definition
- verb To officially force someone to leave a place, usually as punishment, and forbid their return.
- verb To drive an unwanted thought or feeling from one's mind.
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