dispel

(dĭ-spĕl')
tr.v., -pelled, -pel·ling, -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.

[Middle English dispellen, from Latin dispellere : dis-, apart; see dis- + pellere, to drive.]

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means 'to drive away in different directions, to disperse', and is used literally with reference to fog, mist, clouds, and so on and (more commonly) with generalized abstract nouns (dispel fear / dispel myths / dispel notions / dispel suspicions). It is less idiomatic to use dispel with a singular countable entity that cannot be regarded as divisible, such as an accusation or rumour; in these cases alternatives such as rebut, refute, etc. are often preferable.

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verb

1. To rid one's mind of: banish, cast out, dismiss, shut out. See keep/release.
2. To cause to separate and go in various directions: disperse, dissipate, scatter. See collect/distribute.

v

Definition: drive away thought, belief
Antonyms: accumulate, collect, garner, gather, recall

See words rhyming with "dispel."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Dispel.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bortjage, sprede

Nederlands (Dutch)
verjagen, wegnemen, uit de wereld helpen

Français (French)
v. tr. - chasser, dissiper

Deutsch (German)
v. - zerstreuen, verjagen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαλύω, διασκεδάζω, (δια)σκορπίζω, τρέπω σε (άτακτη) φυγή, διώχνω

Italiano (Italian)
dissipare, scacciare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - espalhar, dispersar

Русский (Russian)
рассеивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - disipar, desvanecer

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fördriva

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
驱散, 使消散, 驱逐

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 驅散, 使消散, 驅逐

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (안개 등을) 흩어지게 하다, (고민 등을) 털다, 쫓아 보내다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 追い散らす, 払い去る, 散る, 追い払う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبدد, يزيل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפיג, סילק, פיזר‬

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