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Definition of Scare off
1. Verb. Cause to lose courage. "The bad news will scare off him"; "Dashed by the refusal"
Generic synonyms: Intimidate, Restrain
Derivative terms: Pall, Scare
Definition of Scare off
1. Verb. (transitive) To cause (something) to flee by frightening it. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To deter ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scare Off
Literary usage of Scare off
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Prophets of Israel, from the Eighth to the Fifth Century: Their Faith by Moses Buttenwieser (1914)
"... prayers might be offered up unto God and they might 1 The customary explanation,
that "scare off" means "scare off the demon believed to be instrumental ..."
2. A Zulu-English Dictionary with Notes on Pronunciation: A Revised Orthography by Alfred T. Bryant (1905)
"... the cattle are coming to scare off the assegai» — used of their habit of
returning to the kraal 1ч rebt during the afternoon. ..."
3. A Zulu-English Dictionary with Notes on Pronunciation: A Revised Orthography by Alfred T. Bryant (1905)
"... the cattle are coming to scare off the assegais •— used of their habit of
returning to the kraal to rest during the afternoon. ..."
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