dispel
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dispel
- [dɪˈspɛɫ]
Rhymes with -ɛl
Where it comes from
From Middle English dispelen, from Latin dispellere (“to disperse; to dispel”).
verb dispels · dispelling · dispelled
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To drive away or cause to vanish by scattering.
The clouds and mist were soon enough dispelled by the sun.
Similar: disperse
- To remove (fears, doubts, objections etc.) by proving them unjustified. It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street.[…]. He halted opposite the Privy Gardens, and, with his face turned skywards, listened until the sound of the Tower guns smote again on the ear and dispelled his doubts.
- To get rid of or manage without.
noun dispels
- An act or instance of dispelling. “My dispel didn't work,” she said finally. “He wasn't a blood witch, Sunny,” I said.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dissipate, break up, drive off, drive out, chase away, run off, disperse, scatter, turn back, drive away, remove, disband, defuse, eliminate, elimination, dissolve
Translations
Every language
verb to drive away by scattering
| 中文 | 打消 dǎxiāo, 驅散 /驱散 qūsàn |
|---|---|
| Português | dissipar, dispersar |
| Français | chasser, dissiper |
| Deutsch | zerstreuen |
| Română | spulbera |
| Русский | разве́ивать razvéivatʹ, разве́ять razvéjatʹ, рассе́ивать rasséivatʹ, рассе́ять rasséjatʹ, разгоня́ть razgonjátʹ, разогна́ть razognátʹ |
| עברית | הֵפִיג hefíg, פִּזֵּר pizér |
verb to remove fears etc.
| Español | desvanecer, despejar, difuminar, dispeler |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | ausräumen |
| Русский | развеивать razveivatʹ, развенчивать razvenčivatʹ, изобличать izobličatʹ, дезавуировать dezavuirovatʹ |
| العربية | بَدَّدَ baddada, أَزَالَ ʔazāla |
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title = {dispel},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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