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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
dispel \dispel"\, v. t. imp. p. p. dispelled; p. pr. vb.
n. dispelling. l. dispellere; dis- + pellere to push,
drive. see pulse a beating.
to drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish; to
clear away; to banish; to dissipate; as, to dispel a cloud,
vapors, cares, doubts, illusions.
1913 webster
satan gently raised
their fainting courage, and dispelled their fears.
--milton.
1913 webster
i saw myself the lambent easy light
gild the brown horror, and dispel the night. --dryden.
1913 webster
see also:
dispelled dispelling pulse
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
dispel
v 1: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric
meanings; "drive away potential burglars"; "drive away
bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "the supermarket had to
turn back many disappointed customers" syn: chase away,
drive out, turn back, drive away, drive off, run
off
2: to cause to separate and go in different directions; "she
waved her hand and scattered the crowds" syn: disperse,
dissipate, break up, scatter
also: dispelling, dispelled
see also:
chase away drive out turn back drive away drive off run off
disperse dissipate break up scatter dispelling
dispelled
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
dispelled
see dispel
see also:
dispel
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