chase away

verb

To get rid of.

“I went to a party to chase away the blues.”

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Meanings

verbchase away (third-person singular simple present chases away, present participle chasing away, simple past and past participle chased away)

present singular third person chases away · participle present chasing away · participle past chased away · past chased away

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo get rid of.

    I went to a party to chase away the blues.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbforce to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

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drive outturn backdrive awaydispeldrive offrun offrout outforce out
Broader
movedisplace
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dispeldrive awaydrive offdrive outforce outrouserun offturn back

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

chase away. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chase%20away

MLA

“chase away.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chase%20away. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chase away,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chase%20away.

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