Nearby Words
verb (used with object), dis·pelled, dis·pel·ling.
1.
to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate: to dispel the dense fog.
2.
to cause to vanish; alleviate: to dispel her fears.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To Dispel
00:10
00:09
00:08
00:07
00:06
00:05
00:04
00:03
00:02
00:01
Dispel
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is disqualify. Does it mean:
| to sever or interrupt the connection of or between |
| to deprive of fitness |
Collins
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
dispel
1630s, from L. dispellere "drive apart," from dis- "away" + pellere "to drive, push." Since the meaning is "to drive away in different directions" it should not have as an object a single, indivisible thing (you can dispel suspicion, but not an accusation). Related: Dispelled; dispelling.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
