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shoo off vs dispel

dispel vs shoo off

shoo off and dispel both are verbs.

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

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