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dispelled

[dih-spel]

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verb (used with object), -pelled, -pel·ling.

to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate: to dispel the dense fog.

to cause to vanish; alleviate: to dispel her fears.

Origin:
1625–35; < Latin dispellere to drive asunder, equivalent to dis- dis-¹ + pellere to drive

Related forms

dis·pel·la·ble, adjective

dis·pel·ler, noun

un·dis·pel·la·ble, adjective

un·dis·pelled, adjective

Synonyms
1, 2. See scatter.

Antonyms
1. gather.

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Example Sentences

If the reflexive reaction to such a dish was a grimace, it was quickly dispelled.

But he has not dispelled all doubts about either the stability of his regime, or the consistency of its foreign policy.

Human overpopulation is a serious problem on this planet dispelled by many.

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If the reflexive reaction to such a dish was a grimace, it was quickly dispelled.

But he has not dispelled all doubts about either the stability of his regime, or the consistency of its foreign policy.

Human overpopulation is a serious problem on this planet dispelled by many.

Initial impressions of the crater as a lifeless wasteland are quickly dispelled.

She dispelled them by winning the toss and electing to serve.

It also dispelled any notion that he might have harboured that justices should keep their personal political links under wraps.

It's time that this urban myth that everyone including many physicians believe is dispelled by the actual clinical evidence.

While she was here, she also dispelled a few notions about life as it is lived by the aristocracy.

But it has never dispelled suspicions that it has played a double game.

He dispelled all my doubts immediately, convincing me not to lose such an opportunity.

But events since have not dispelled the impression of disunity within the armed forces.

Clark said, dispelled any lingering skepticism and showed a definite relationship with later tyrannosaurs.

Cost of electricity will go up and the original notion of inexpensive operation will be dispelled.

Once negotiations started, some of its doubts about the possibility of a useful and verifiable treaty might be dispelled.

It may be a long time yet before they see it dispelled.

Closer ties between nations will help this get dispelled.

My medieval notions of leprosy were dispelled by this story of the resiliency of the human spirit.

If there were any doubt about what they feel, it has clearly been dispelled now.

But his actions in the war dispelled any shadow over that and subsequent promotions.

But the more the fraudulent theories were debated and dispelled in major news media outlets, the more.

If he had any doubts about his career change, they were quickly dispelled.

Any notion that tofu is a soft, bland pillow is dispelled here.

Midler now have a hint of racism, which might have been dispelled if the film had addressed it head.

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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.

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