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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Chase \Chase\ (ch[=a]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chased}
(ch[=a]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chasing}.] [OF. chacier, F.
chasser, fr. (assumed) LL. captiare, fr. L. captare to strive
to seize. See {Catch}.]
1. To pursue for the purpose of killing or taking, as an
enemy, or game; to hunt.
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We are those which chased you from the field.
--Shak.
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Philologists, who chase
A panting syllable through time and place. --Cowper.
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2. To follow as if to catch; to pursue; to compel to move on;
to drive by following; to cause to fly; -- often with away
or off; as, to chase the hens away.
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Chased by their brother's endless malice from prince
to prince and from place to place. --Knolles.
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3. To pursue eagerly, as hunters pursue game.
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Chasing each other merrily. --Tennyson.
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