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dis·pel

[dih-spel]
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; < Latin dispellere to drive asunder, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + pellere to drive

dis·pel·la·ble, adjective
dis·pel·ler, noun
un·dis·pel·la·ble, adjective
un·dis·pelled, adjective


1, 2. See scatter.


1. gather.

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dispel (dɪˈspɛl)
 
vb , -pels, -pelling, -pelled
(tr) to disperse or drive away
 
[C17: from Latin dispellere, from dis-1 + pellere to drive]
 
dis'peller
 
n

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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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