cause to sleep make fall asleep; "The soft music caused us to fall asleep"
modify,
alter,
change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
displace,
move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
chase away,
drive away,
drive off,
dispel,
drive out,
turn back,
run off force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
hunt pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods"
smoke out drive out with smoke; "smoke out the bees"
rouse -
become active; "He finally bestirred himself"