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Dispel

Dispel Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Dispel? [v] 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" [v] to cause to separate and go in different directions, of crowds, for example; "She waved her hand and scattered the crows." Synonyms \| Synonyms for Dispel: break up \| chase away \| disperse \| dissipate \| drive away \| drive off \| drive out \| run off \| scatter \| turn back Related Terms \| Find terms related to Dispel: attenuate \| be consumed \| be gone \| blow off \| break up \| cast forth \| cast off \| cease \| cease to be \| cease to exist \| clear away \| crumble \| dematerialize \| depart \| die \| die away \| die out \| dilute \| disappear \| disband \| disintegrate \| dismiss \| disperse \| dissipate \| dissolve \| diverge \| do a fade-out \| do away with \| drive away \| dwindle \| eject \| eliminate \| erode \| evanesce \| evaporate \| exit \| expel \| exterminate \| fade \| fade away \| fade out \| flee \| fling off \| fly \| get rid of \| go \| go away \| go separate ways \| hide \| leave no trace \| leave the scene \| liquidate \| melt \| melt away \| oust \| part \| part company \| pass \| pass away \| pass out \| perish \| purge \| retire from sight \| scatter \| separate \| shake off \| shoo \| sink \| sink away \| split up \| suffer an eclipse \| thin \| thin out \| throw away \| throw off \| unimportant \| vanish \| vanish from sight \| volatilize \| waste \| waste away \| wear away See Also \| banish \| clear the air \| disband \| displace \| divide \| fire \| frighten \| move \| separate \| shoo \| shoo away \| shoo off Dispel In Webster's Dictionary \Dis*pel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispelling}.] [L. dispellere; dis- + pellere to push, drive. See {Pulse} a beating.] To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish; to clear away; to banish; to dissipate; as, to dispel a cloud, vapors, cares, doubts, illusions. [Satan] gently raised their fainting courage, and dispelled their fears. --Milton. I saw myself the lambent easy light Gild the brown horror, and dispel the night. --Dryden.

Dispel Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dispel?

[v] 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"
[v] to cause to separate and go in different directions, of crowds, for example; "She waved her hand and scattered the crows."

Dispel In Webster's Dictionary

\Dis*pel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispelled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Dispelling}.] [L. dispellere; dis- + pellere to push,
drive. See {Pulse} a beating.]
To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish; to
clear away; to banish; to dissipate; as, to dispel a cloud,
vapors, cares, doubts, illusions.

      [Satan] gently raised their fainting courage, and
      dispelled their fears.                   --Milton.

      I saw myself the lambent easy light Gild the brown
      horror, and dispel the night.            --Dryden.

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