dispel


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dis·pel

 (dĭ-spĕl′)
tr.v. dis·pelled, dis·pel·ling, dis·pels
To break up, drive away, or cause to disappear: The breeze dispelled the bad odor. Her cheerfulness dispelled the gloom. The report dispelled my doubts. See Synonyms at scatter.

[Middle English dispellen, from Latin dispellere : dis-, apart; see dis- + pellere, to drive; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]
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dispel

(dɪˈspɛl)
vb, -pels, -pelling or -pelled
(tr) to disperse or drive away
[C17: from Latin dispellere, from dis-1 + pellere to drive]
disˈpeller n
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dis•pel

(dɪˈspɛl)

v.t. -pelled, -pel•ling.
1. to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate.
2. to cause to vanish; alleviate.
[1625–35; < Latin dispellere to drive apart =dis- dis-1 + pellere to drive]
dis•pel′la•ble, adj.
dis•pel′ler, n.
syn: See scatter.
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dispel


Past participle: dispelled
Gerund: dispelling

Imperative
dispel
dispel
Present
I dispel
you dispel
he/she/it dispels
we dispel
you dispel
they dispel
Preterite
I dispelled
you dispelled
he/she/it dispelled
we dispelled
you dispelled
they dispelled
Present Continuous
I am dispelling
you are dispelling
he/she/it is dispelling
we are dispelling
you are dispelling
they are dispelling
Present Perfect
I have dispelled
you have dispelled
he/she/it has dispelled
we have dispelled
you have dispelled
they have dispelled
Past Continuous
I was dispelling
you were dispelling
he/she/it was dispelling
we were dispelling
you were dispelling
they were dispelling
Past Perfect
I had dispelled
you had dispelled
he/she/it had dispelled
we had dispelled
you had dispelled
they had dispelled
Future
I will dispel
you will dispel
he/she/it will dispel
we will dispel
you will dispel
they will dispel
Future Perfect
I will have dispelled
you will have dispelled
he/she/it will have dispelled
we will have dispelled
you will have dispelled
they will have dispelled
Future Continuous
I will be dispelling
you will be dispelling
he/she/it will be dispelling
we will be dispelling
you will be dispelling
they will be dispelling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dispelling
you have been dispelling
he/she/it has been dispelling
we have been dispelling
you have been dispelling
they have been dispelling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dispelling
you will have been dispelling
he/she/it will have been dispelling
we will have been dispelling
you will have been dispelling
they will have been dispelling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dispelling
you had been dispelling
he/she/it had been dispelling
we had been dispelling
you had been dispelling
they had been dispelling
Conditional
I would dispel
you would dispel
he/she/it would dispel
we would dispel
you would dispel
they would dispel
Past Conditional
I would have dispelled
you would have dispelled
he/she/it would have dispelled
we would have dispelled
you would have dispelled
they would have dispelled
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.dispel - force to go awaydispel - 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"
frighten - drive out by frightening
move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
fire - drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"
clear the air - dispel differences or negative emotions; "The group called a meeting to finally clear the air"
banish - drive away; "banish bad thoughts"; "banish gloom"
shoo, shoo away, shoo off - drive away by crying `shoo!'
drive out, rouse, rout out, force out - force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."
2.dispel - to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
disband - cause to break up or cease to function; "the principal disbanded the political student organization"
divide, separate - make a division or separation
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dispel

verb drive away, dismiss, eliminate, resolve, scatter, expel, disperse, banish, rout, allay, dissipate, chase away He will hope to dispel their fears.
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dispel

verb
1. To rid one's mind of:
2. To cause to separate and go in various directions:
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Translations
يُبَدد، يُزيل
разпръсквамразсейвам
roptýlitrozehnatrozptýlit
fordrivehenvejremane i jorden
purustama
haihduttaahälventääkarkottaakumota
bægja frá
izkliedēt
defetmekgidermek

dispel

[dɪsˈpel] VT [+ fog, smell, doubts, fear, worry] → disipar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

dispel

[dɪˈspɛl] vt [+ fears, doubts] → dissiper; [+ notion, idea] → chasser; [+ myth] → détruire; [+ rumour] → faire taire
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

dispel

vt clouds, fogauflösen, vertreiben; doubts, fears, gloomzerstreuen; sorrowsvertreiben; mythzerstören; impression, notionein Ende machen (+dat)
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dispel

[dɪsˈpɛl] vt (doubts, fears) → dissipare, scacciare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

dispel

(diˈspel) past tense, past participle diˈspelled verb
to drive away. His words dispelled our fears.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
References in classic literature ?
Now I say that "with his spurs, he is on his way." Should he reach destination methinks I shall have rendered some service to Your Excellency, as from many parts I am urged to send him off, so as to dispel the loathing and disgust caused by another Don Quixote who, under the name of Second Part, has run masquerading through the whole world.
Nowhere, indeed, was any sign or suggestion of life except the barking of a distant dog, which, repeated with mechanical iteration, served rather to accentuate than dispel the loneliness of the scene.
With all these circumstances, recollections and feelings, she could not hear that Captain Wentworth's sister was likely to live at Kellynch without a revival of former pain; and many a stroll, and many a sigh, were necessary to dispel the agitation of the idea.
Her uncle's was not a manner likely to dispel any doubts or apprehensions she might have formed, in the outset, neither was the glimpse she had had of Madame Mantalini's establishment by any means encouraging.
He now endeavored as well as he was able to dispel his gloom, which was caused by outward chance circumstances merely, and on the bosom of nature imbibe the milk of purest human enjoyment.
For the first time he pictured vividly to himself her personal life, her ideas, her desires, and the idea that she could and should have a separate life of her own seemed to him so alarming that he made haste to dispel it.
But the lovely aromas in that enchanted air did at last seem to dispel, for a moment, the cankerous thing in his soul.
Then, they determined whether they could dispel these beliefs as myths or whether any scientific research backs them.
Among the top myth researchers were able to dispel was the claim by people that five hours of sleep is enough for them.
My daughters call me and my wife, 'the kids"' Alan Titchmarsh on his forthcoming birthday "As for blondes having more fun, well, let me dispel that rumour forever.
Lawyer Albert Muyot, chief executive officer of Save the Children Philippines, said in a news statement that there is a need to dispel the public scare against vaccination in general, as it has prevented mothers from having their children immunized.