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banish vs chase away

chase away vs banish

banish and chase away both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
banish No No Yes No
chase away No No Yes No
As verbs, chase away is a hypernym of banish; that is, chase away is a word with a broader meaning than banish:
  • banish: drive away
  • chase away: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
Other hypernyms of banish include dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back.
banish (verb) chase away (verb)
drive away force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
expel, as if by official decree
expel from a community or group
ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
Difference between banish and chase away

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