駆り立てる

かりたてる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to beat out; to start (also written as 狩り立てる)
2. to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to spur (a horse)
3. to drive (to do); to urge; to spur on; to push; to impel

Kanji

• 駆 dash. Read as かる.
• 立 stand. Read as たてる.

Example sentences

• 彼女の医者になりたいと言う欲求が彼女を駆り立てた。
  Her desire to be a doctor spurred her on.
• 一体何が彼らをそのような行動に駆り立てたのか？
  What on earth spurred them to such an action?

Common phrases

• 戦争に駆り立てる

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