oppose vs drive back

oppose and drive back both are verbs.

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

As verbs, drive back is a hyponym of oppose; that is, drive back is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than oppose:

oppose (verb)	drive back (verb)
be resistant to	force or drive back
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