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Meanings of dispel in English

Portuguese
afugentar
Spanish
alejar

Force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings.

      afugentar
      Portuguese
      dispersar
      Catalan
      dissipar-se
      Spanish
      disipar

      To cause to separate and go in different directions.

            dispersar
            Usage of dispel in English
            1
            Yet there is a sense of anachronism that remains difficult to dispel.
            The Guardian
            2
            Sir, - May I dispel some myths about our democratic parliamentary system?
            The Irish Times
            3
            Nearer and nearer the whimpering pack pressed; their delusion begins to dispel.
            Clotelle; Or, The Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States...
            4
            Unfortunately, the Mars Phoenix mission has done nothing to dispel that notion.
            Wired
            5
            The council and the nobles endeavoured to dispel the feeling of despair.
            The Lion of Saint Mark: A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Cent...
            6
            He'll suspect you instantly; you must dispel those suspicions just as swiftly.
            The bourne identity
            7
            The authors then dispel some misconceptions and offer recommendations for GxE research.
            Pubmed
            8
            Our Harvests: May the sunshine of plenty dispel the clouds of care.
            Toasts and Forms of Public Address for Those Who Wish to Say the...
            9
            A new Hamilton arts exhibition seeks to dispel stereotypes about the city.
            Radio NZ
            10
            Baliol welcomed his guest in a manner not to dispel the illusion.
            The Scottish Chiefs
            11
            The Cuban hospital photos, he added, did nothing to dispel any concerns.
            Reuters
            12
            In response, Apple removed the bulletin Tuesday to dispel such unsubstantiated speculation.
            Wired
            13
            Remove the veils from their eyes, and dispel the darkness of ignorance.
            The Promulgation of Universal Peace
            14
            They also dispel any remaining ambiguity about President Bashar al-Assad's reformist intent.
            The Irish Times
            15
            Let this dispel such doubts as yet may linger in our minds.
            Mistress Wilding
            16
            The depression which exercise had begun to dispel surged back on him.
            Something New
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            Translations for dispel
            Dispel through the time
            Dispel across language varieties
            Ireland
            Common
            United Kingdom
            Common
            United States of America
            Common