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Pursued with intent to capture, kill, seize, or overtake; Followed persistently.

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  • No matter how dark the night, somehow the sun rises once again and all shadows are chased away.
  • Verb (used with object) : The police officer chased the thief. ,to chase deer. ,He chased her for three years before she consented to marry him....
  • Verb (used without object) : to chase after someone. ,We spent the weekend chasing around from one store to another
  • Noun : The chase lasted a day
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  • His "chaste" (pure, virginal) thoughts were "chased" (to cause to leave) away by the temptations around him.
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