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dispel

Verb

∙ To drive away by scattering, or to cause to vanish; to clear away; to banish; to dissipate.

Noun

∙ An act or instance of dispelling.

BABYLON ENGLISH
dispel v.
disperse, scatter, lessen, expel, drive away

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
dispel
dispel
\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. i saw myself the lambent easy light gild the brown horror, and dispel the night.
dispel
v
1. 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" [syn: chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, drive off, run off ]

2. to cause to separate and go in different directions, of crowds, for example; "she waved her hand and scattered the crows." [syn: disperse, dissipate, break up, scatter]

WORDNET 2.0
dispel
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, drive off, run off
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) frighten
(verb-group) rout out, drive out, force out, rouse
2. to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
(synonym) disperse, dissipate, break up, scatter
(hypernym) separate, divide
(hyponym) disband

WIKTIONARY - Yabla

dispel

Verb

∙ To drive away by scattering, or to cause to vanish; to clear away; to banish; to dissipate.

Noun

∙ An act or instance of dispelling.

BABYLON ENGLISH
dispel v.
disperse, scatter, lessen, expel, drive away

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
dispel
dispel
\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. i saw myself the lambent easy light gild the brown horror, and dispel the night.
dispel
v
1. 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" [syn: chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, drive off, run off ]

2. to cause to separate and go in different directions, of crowds, for example; "she waved her hand and scattered the crows." [syn: disperse, dissipate, break up, scatter]

WORDNET 2.0
dispel
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, drive off, run off
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) frighten
(verb-group) rout out, drive out, force out, rouse
2. to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
(synonym) disperse, dissipate, break up, scatter
(hypernym) separate, divide
(hyponym) disband

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