drive back vs oppose

drive back and oppose both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drive back	No	No	Yes	No
oppose	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, oppose is a hypernym of drive back; that is, oppose is a word with a broader meaning than drive back:

Other hypernyms of drive back include defend, fight, fight back, fight down.

drive back (verb)	oppose (verb)
force or drive back	be resistant to
	be against; express opposition to
	set into opposition or rivalry
	fight against or resist strongly
	act against or in opposition to
	contrast with equal weight or force