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1. (v.t.) dispel
to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate.
2. dispel
to cause to vanish; alleviate.
Etymology: (1625–35; < L dispellere to drive apart =dis-dis -1+pellere to drive)
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1. (verb) chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off
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"
2. (verb) disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter
to cause to separate and go in different directions
"She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
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1. (verb) dispel
to make unpleasant feelings or ideas go away
to dispel rumors/thoughts
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1. (verb) dispel
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
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Sense: to drive away
His words dispelled our fears.
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 Afrikaans: verdryf, uit die weg ruim |
 Arabic: يُبَدد، يُزيل |
 Bulgarian: прогонвам |
 Brazilian: afastar |
 Czech: rozptýlit, rozehnat |
 German: vertreiben |
 Danish: fordrive; mane i jorden |
 Greek: διαλύω |
 Spanish: disipar, desvanecer |
 Estonian: eemale peletama |
 Farsi: پراکندن؛ زایل کردن |
 Finnish: hävittää |
 French: dissiper |
 Hebrew: לְפָזֶר |
 Hindi: दूर करना |
 Croatian: rastjerati, rasturiti |
 Hungarian: elűz |
 Indonesian: mengusir |
 Icelandic: bægja frá |
 Italian: dissipare, scacciare |
 Japanese: 追い散らす |
 Korean: 떨쳐 버리다 |
 Lithuanian: išsklaidyti |
 Latvian: izkliedēt |
 Malay: hilangkan |
 Dutch: verdrijven |
 Norwegian: drive bort, fordrive, spr |
 Polish: rozproszyć |
 Persian: پراکندن؛ زایل کردن |
 Pashto: ايستل، شړل، غورځول، ردول، |
 Portuguese: afastar |
 Russian: разгонять |
 Slovak: rozptýliť |
 Slovenian: razpršiti |
 Serbian: rasterati |
 Swedish: förjaga, skingra |
 Thai: ขจัด |
 Turkish: defetmek, gidermek |
 Taiwanese: 驅散，消除(恐懼等) |
 Ukrainian: розганяти; розвіювати |
 Urdu: رفع کرنا |
 Vietnamese: xuađuổi; xua tan |
 Chinese: 驱散，驱逐 |
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