fordrive Synonyms & Antonyms
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Fordrive as a Verb
To drive away; expel.
To drive about; drive here and there; drive astray.
Word Forms & Grammar
fordrive (third-person singular simple present fordrives, present participle fordriving, simple past fordrove, past participle fordriven)
Words That Rhyme With Fordrive
Origin of Fordrive
Origin 1: From Middle English fordriven, from Old English fordrīfan (“to drive, sweep away, drive on, impel, compel, drive away, expel, overtax”), from Proto-West Germanic *fradrīban, from Proto-Germanic *fradrībaną (“to drive away, drive out, expel”), equivalent to for- + drive.
Origin 2: Cognate with West Frisian fordriuwe, ferdriuwe (“to expel”), Dutch verdrijven (“to expel”), German Low German verdrieven (“to drive away”), German vertreiben (“to expel, drive out, banish”), Danish fordrive (“to oust, expel”), Swedish fördriva (“to drive away, drive out, banish”).
Quick Facts About Fordrive
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Meaning | To drive away; expel |
| Verb forms | fordrives, fordriving, fordrove, fordriven |