ahuyentar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to chase away, drive away
2. (reflexive) to run away

Concepts

drive away

shoo

drive off

chase away

frighten

throw out

scare away

banish

horrify

intimidate

threaten

cast out

dismiss

evacuate

fire

sack

throw

vacate

drive

follow

lead

drive out

run off

shoo away

shoo off

eject

evict

fight off

remove

repel

send away

take away

turn away

Hyphenated as

ahu‧yen‧tar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/auʝenˈtaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *affugientāre, from Latin fugientem, present participle of fugiō (“flee”).

Sentences

Las chicas llevaban collares hechos de castañas para ahuyentar a los malos espíritus .

The girls wore necklaces made of chestnuts to ward off evil spirits.