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- pronunciation:
- dih
spel
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
dispels, dispelling, dispelled |
| definition: |
to scatter or drive away in all directions.
A brisk wind dispelled the fog.- synonyms:
- disperse, eliminate, remove, scatter
- similar words:
- destroy, dismiss, expel, rout
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| related words: |
disperse, distribute, repel |
adverb + (v.)dispel
easily, immediately, instantly, part, quickly, totally
(v.)dispel
+ adverb
and
(v.)dispel
+ noun
anger,
anxiety,
assumption,
awareness,
belief,
bias,
cloud,
concern,
confusion,
darkness,
desire,
doubt,
fear,
feeling,
fog,
gloom,
hope,
ignorance,
illusion,
image,
impression,
lie,
magic,
mist,
misunderstanding,
mystery,
myth,
notion,
odor,
outsider,
perception,
prejudice,
quarrel,
rumor,
shadow,
silence,
suggestion,
suspicion,
tension,
theory,
vampire,
worry
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| derivations: |
dispellable (adj.), dispeller (n.) |
The word dispel
contains the following part:
pel, puls
Latin
root
that means drive, push
  Example words:
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