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dis·pel  (d-spl)

tr.v. dis·pelled, dis·pel·ling, dis·pels

1. To rid one's mind of: managed to dispel my doubts.

2. To drive away or off by or as if by scattering. See Synonyms at scatter.

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[Middle English dispellen, from Latin dispellere : dis-, apart; see dis- + pellere, to drive; see pel-⁵ in Indo-European roots.]

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dispel [dɪˈspɛl]

vb -pels, -pelling, -pelled

(tr) to disperse or drive away

[from Latin dispellere, from dis-¹ + pellere to drive]

dispeller  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	dispel - 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" chase away, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back 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" break up, dissipate, scatter, disperse 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.

Translations

dispel [dɪsˈpel] VT [+ fog, smell, doubts, fear, worry] → disipar

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dispel [dɪˈspɛl] vt [+ fears, doubts] → dissiper; [+ notion, idea] → chasser; [+ myth] → détruire; [+ rumour] → faire taire

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dispel

vt clouds, fog → auflösen, vertreiben; doubts, fears, gloom → zerstreuen; sorrows → vertreiben; myth → zerstören; impression, notion → ein Ende machen (+dat)

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dispel [dɪsˈpɛl] vt (doubts, fears) → dissipare, scacciare

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dispel [dɪsˈpɛl] vt (doubts, fears) → dissipare, scacciare

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dispel

v dispel [diˈspel]

to drive away His words dispelled our fears. verdryf, uit die weg ruim, weg jaag يُبَدد، يُزيل прогонвам rozptýlit, rozehnat fordrive; mane i jorden vertreiben διαλύω disipar, desvanecer eemale peletama پراکندن؛ زایل کردن hävittää dissiper לְפָזֶר दूर करना rastjerati, rasturiti elűz mengusir bægja frá dissipare, scacciare 追い散らす 떨쳐 버리다 išsklaidyti izkliedēt hilangkan verdrijven drive bort, fordrive, spre rozproszyć afastar разгонять rozptýliť razpršiti rasterati förjaga, skingra ขจัด defetmek, gidermek 趕跑 розганяти; розвіювати رفع کرنا xua đuổi; xua tan 赶跑