godan verb (-su), transitive verb
oust; dethrone; displace from power
Used for removing someone from a position of authority, often through political or competitive means.
ライバル会社の社長を追い落とすために、様々な策略を巡らせた。
They devised various schemes to oust the president of the rival company.
彼は政敵を追い落として、ついに大統領の座に就いた。
He dethroned his political opponents and finally assumed the presidency.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
drive down; chase down
Used for pursuing and forcing someone or something into a lower or confined area, such as a valley or corner.
猟犬が獲物を谷底へ追い落とした。
The hunting dogs drove the prey down into the valley.
敵軍を崖っぷちまで追い落とす。
They chase the enemy forces to the edge of the cliff.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
capture a castle; seize by driving out
Historical military term for taking a castle by forcing out its defenders.
戦国時代、多くの武将が城を追い落として領地を広げた。
During the Warring States period, many warlords captured castles and expanded their territories.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
drive away; exile; snatch; wrest
Archaic uses: driving someone from the capital or a place, exiling, or forcibly taking something. Sense 5 (snatch/wrest/waylay) is rare and mostly historical.
古い記録には、罪人を都から追い落としたとある。
Old records say that criminals were driven away from the capital.
古文書では、追い落とすが「奪い取る」の意味で使われることもある。
In ancient documents, 追い落とす is sometimes used to mean 'to snatch' or 'to wrest'.