Drive and Expel

Drive

Drive verb - To urge, push, or force onward.

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Expel and drive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Expel" instead a verb "Drive".

Nearby Words: driving, driven, driver, driveway

Expel verb - To drive or force out.

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Drive and expel are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drive" instead a verb "Expel".

Nearby Words: expelled, expelling

wife	drive wife	expel wife
army	drive army	expel army
fact	drive fact	expel fact
way	drive way	expel way
Other words: characters, anyone, forces.

If he manages to drive them off with a Patronus charm, then they can prosecute him for underage magic violations and expel him from Hogwarts.

Source: Literature / Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The only time the Ministry looks into the life of "the Boy Who Lived" is when the Improper Use of Magic office threatens to expel him for using magic on Privet Drive.

Source: Social Services Does Not Exist

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