verb/auʝenˈtaɾ/
to chase away, drive away; to run away
“Hacen lo que ciertas aves con los cazadores: esconden la cabeza debajo de las alas, y por no ver ya al enemigo, creen que se ahuyentó para siempre.” — They do what certain birds do with hunters: they hide under their wings, and, because they don't see the enemy anymore, believe he has run away for good.
Synonyms: alejarse
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *affugientāre, from Latin fugientem, present participle of fugiō (“flee”).