verb
fordrive
Fordrive (verb) means to force someone or something to leave.
verb
1
To force someone or something to leave.
2
To push or chase something in different directions, making it lose its way.
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Etymology
Came from Middle English fordriven, from Old English fordrīfan (“to drive, sweep away, drive on, impel, compel, drive away, expel, overtax”), from Proto-West Germanic *fradrīban, from Proto-Germanic *fradrībaną (“to drive away, drive out, expel”), equivalent to for- + drive. It is cognate with West Frisian fordriuwe, ferdriuwe (“to expel”), Dutch verdrijven (“to expel”), German Low German verdrieven (“to drive away”), German vertreiben (“to expel, drive out, banish”), Danish fordrive (“to oust, expel”) and Swedish fördriva (“to drive away, drive out, banish”).
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What is the meaning of fordrive?
"fordrive" (verb) means to force someone or something to leave.
What are the different meanings of fordrive?
"fordrive" has 2 main meanings: 1. To force someone or something to leave; 2. To push or chase something in different directions, making it lose its way.
