Definition of dispel
Verbs
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
"dispel doubts"
- Synonyms:
- chase away, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back
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force out, rouse, rout out
force or drive out
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frighten
drive out by frightening
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fire
drive out or away by or as if by fire
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clear the air
dispel differences or negative emotions
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banish
drive away
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shoo, shoo away, shoo off
drive away by crying `shoo!'
Vocabulary Lists for dispel
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chapters 16-24 »(619 words)
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Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" Chapters 11-20 »(180 words)
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