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shoo vs dispel

dispel vs shoo

shoo and dispel both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shoo No No Yes No
dispel No No Yes No
As verbs, dispel is a hypernym of shoo; that is, dispel is a word with a broader meaning than shoo:
  • shoo: drive away by crying `shoo!'
  • dispel: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
Other hypernyms of shoo include chase away, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back.
shoo (verb) dispel (verb)
drive away by crying `shoo!' force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
to cause to separate and go in different directions
Difference between shoo and dispel

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