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dispel
dis·pel D0279300 (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.]dispel (dɪˈspɛl) vb, -pels, -pelling or -pelled (tr) to disperse or drive away[C17: from Latin dispellere, from dis-1 + pellere to drive] disˈpeller ndis•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. dispel Past participle: dispelled Gerund: dispelling
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I dispel | you dispel | he/she/it dispels | we dispel | you dispel | they dispel |
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I dispelled | you dispelled | he/she/it dispelled | we dispelled | you dispelled | they dispelled |
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I am dispelling | you are dispelling | he/she/it is dispelling | we are dispelling | you are dispelling | they are dispelling |
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I have dispelled | you have dispelled | he/she/it has dispelled | we have dispelled | you have dispelled | they have dispelled |
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I was dispelling | you were dispelling | he/she/it was dispelling | we were dispelling | you were dispelling | they were dispelling |
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I had dispelled | you had dispelled | he/she/it had dispelled | we had dispelled | you had dispelled | they had dispelled |
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I will dispel | you will dispel | he/she/it will dispel | we will dispel | you will dispel | they will dispel |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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I would dispel | you would dispel | he/she/it would dispel | we would dispel | you would dispel | they would dispel |
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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 | ThesaurusVerb | 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 backfrighten - drive out by frighteningmove, 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, dispersedisband - cause to break up or cease to function; "the principal disbanded the political student organization"divide, separate - make a division or separation |
dispelverb drive away, dismiss, eliminate, resolve, scatter, expel, disperse, banish, rout, allay, dissipate, chase away He will hope to dispel their fears.dispelverb1. To rid one's mind of:banish, cast out, dismiss, shut out.2. To cause to separate and go in various directions:disperse, dissipate, scatter.Translationsdispel (diˈspel) – past tense, past participle diˈspelled – verb to drive away. His words dispelled our fears. 驅散,消除(恐懼等) 驱散,驱逐 dispel
Synonyms for dispelverb drive awaySynonyms- drive away
- dismiss
- eliminate
- resolve
- scatter
- expel
- disperse
- banish
- rout
- allay
- dissipate
- chase away
Synonyms for dispelverb to rid one's mind ofSynonyms- banish
- cast out
- dismiss
- shut out
verb to cause to separate and go in various directionsSynonymsSynonyms for dispelverb force to go awaySynonyms- chase away
- drive away
- drive off
- drive out
- run off
- turn back
Related Words- frighten
- move
- displace
- fire
- clear the air
- banish
- shoo
- shoo away
- shoo off
- drive out
- rouse
- rout out
- force out
verb to cause to separate and go in different directionsSynonyms- break up
- dissipate
- scatter
- disperse
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