dispel vs shoo
shoo vs dispeldispel and shoo both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dispel | No | No | Yes | No |
| shoo | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
shoo is a hyponym of
dispel; that is, shoo is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
dispel:
- dispel: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
- shoo: drive away by crying `shoo!'
| dispel (verb) | shoo (verb) |
|---|---|
| force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings | drive away by crying `shoo!' |
| to cause to separate and go in different directions |
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