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Definition of Scare away
1. Verb. Cause to lose courage. "The bad news will scare away him"; "Dashed by the refusal"
Generic synonyms: Intimidate, Restrain
Derivative terms: Pall, Scare
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scare Away
Literary usage of Scare away
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"The Passing Bell is the hallowed bell which used to be rung when persons were in
extremis, to scare away evil spirits which were supposed to lurk about the ..."
2. Reasons for Not Taking the Test: For Not Conforming to the Established by John Talbot Shrewsbury (1828)
"... as safeguards to scare away that phantom-monster, Popery, than as definitions
of the true religion of God. Many even profess their adherence to the ..."
3. British Farmer's Magazine (1871)
"... scare away the hares and rabbits from his own meetings. THE INTERNATIONAL
EXHIBITION AT SOUTH KENSINGTON. The annual aeries ol exhibitions commenced at ..."
4. The Scottish Gallovidian Encyclopedia by John Mactaggart (1876)
"... that scene seen by some travellers in foreign countries, of forests set in
flames by the natives to destroy serpents, and scare away wild beasts. ..."
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