dispel

[ dih-spel ]

/ dɪˈspɛl /

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verb (used with object), dis·pelled, dis·pel·ling.

to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate: to dispel the dense fog.

to cause to vanish; alleviate: to dispel her fears.

Origin of dispel

1625–35; < Latin dispellere to drive asunder, equivalent to dis- dis-¹ + pellere to drive

SYNONYMS FOR dispel

1, 2 See scatter.

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ANTONYMS FOR dispel

1 gather.

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OTHER WORDS FROM dispel

dis·pel·la·ble, adjective dis·pel·ler, noun un·dis·pel·la·ble, adjective un·dis·pelled, adjective

Words nearby dispel

dispatch box, dispatch case, dispatch rider, dispatcher, dispauper, dispel, dispend, dispensable, dispensary, dispensation, dispensationalism

Example sentences from the Web for dispelling

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So Obama and the Democrats should spend part of next week dispelling the five myths that have the potential to singe.

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So just how lucrative—and widespread—is the business of attending meetings and dispelling wisdom?

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My chamber is the place of its residence; and I have found a method of dispelling its strong smell by perfumes.

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Moonlight talk drifted easily into talk about artificial methods of dispelling darkness.

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Albert, however, succeeded by sagacity and energy, in dispelling this storm which for a time threatened his entire destruction.

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They do not covet truth, but victory and the dispelling of their own doubts.

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He soon succeeds in dispelling the cloud, and causing a cheerful light to shine on her path of duty.

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British Dictionary definitions for dispelling

dispel

/ (dɪˈspɛl) /

verb -pels, -pelling or -pelled

(tr) to disperse or drive away

Derived forms of dispel

dispeller, noun

Word Origin for dispel

C17: from Latin dispellere, from dis- 1 + pellere to drive

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dispel

verb (used with object), dis·pelled, dis·pel·ling.

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verb -pels, -pelling or -pelled

Derived forms of dispel

Word Origin for dispel

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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dispel

verb (used with object), dis·pelled, dis·pel·ling.

Origin of dispel

SYNONYMS FOR dispel

ANTONYMS FOR dispel

OTHER WORDS FROM dispel

Words nearby dispel

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verb -pels, -pelling or -pelled

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