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dispeldispel /dɪˈspɛl/ verb (dispelled, dispelling) [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYdispelOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin dispellere, from pellere to drive, beat VERB TABLEdispel |
| Present | I, you, we, they | dispel | | he, she, it | dispels | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | dispelled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have dispelled | | he, she, it | has dispelled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had dispelled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will dispel | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have dispelled |
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| Present | I | am dispelling | | he, she, it | is dispelling | | you, we, they | are dispelling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was dispelling | | you, we, they | were dispelling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been dispelling | | he, she, it | has been dispelling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been dispelling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be dispelling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been dispelling |
► dispel an idea/a myth/a rumor etc. Technology is helping to dispel the myth that people with disabilities cannot work. ► dispel (somebody’s) fears/concerns/doubts etc. The doctor was able to dispel my concerns about my son’s development. to stop someone from believing or feeling something, especially because it is harmful or not correct: dispel an idea/a myth/a rumor etc. Technology is helping to dispel the myth that people with disabilities cannot work.dispel (somebody’s) fears/concerns/doubts etc. The doctor was able to dispel my concerns about my son’s development. |