drive away
Make them leave
To drive away is to cause someone or something to leave by force, threat, or unpleasantness: The noise drove away the birds, High prices are driving customers away.
You can also simply drive away in a vehicle—depart by driving: She got in the car and drove away without looking back.
Prevent through intimidation
- ward offActively prevent approach
- repulseDrive back or disgust
- fend offDeflect an advance
- scare offCause to flee
chase off · keep at bay · discourage · dissuade · rebuff · deflect · resist · spurn
Cause emotional separation
- distanceSpace between two points
- isolateSeparate from others
- repelDrive off or disgust
- turn offCease operation of
offend · rebuff · cold-shoulder · ostracize · exclude · shun · snub · spurn
deter
Prevent through intimidation
scare off · chase off · keep at bay · discourage · dissuade · rebuff · deflect · resist · spurn · put off
estrange
Cause emotional separation
turn off · offend · rebuff · cold-shoulder · ostracize · exclude · shun · snub · spurn · reject
expel
Remove forcibly from membership
cast out · dispel · rout · scatter · disperse · displace · eject · remove · force out · run off
leave
Sanctioned time away
head off · set off · take off · peel out · ride off · roll out · embark · withdraw · vacate · retreat