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dis·pel       [di-spel] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object), -pelled, -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.
[Origin: 1625–35; < L dispellere to drive asunder, equiv. to dis- dis-1 + pellere to drive]

—Related forms
dis·pel·la·ble, adjective
dis·pel·ler, noun

—Synonyms 1, 2. See scatter.
—Antonyms 1. gather.
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dis·pel       (dĭ-spěl')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   dis·pelled, dis·pel·ling, dis·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; see pel-5 in Indo-European roots.]

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