dispel
Collocations
4ADJ.
all, evil, prime, trying
VERB + DISPEL
concern, help, lift, time, understanding, went
DISPEL + NOUN
clich, enmity, rumors, s, shadows, sorrow
PREP.
about
Definitions
verb
To drive away or cause to vanish by scattering.
The clouds and mist were soon enough dispelled by the sun.
To remove (fears, doubts, objections etc.) by proving them unjustified.
It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street.[…]. He halted opposite the Privy Gardens, and, with his face turned skywards, listened until the sound of the Tower guns smote again on the ear and dispelled his doubts.
The fate of the railway from Ballater to Braemar has been invested with an air of mystery, which has never been completely dispelled. It has been suggested that Queen Victoria was opposed to a railway in the vicinity of Balmoral Castle, and intervened personally to secure the abandonment of the line beyond Ballater.
noun
An act or instance of dispelling.
“My dispel didn't work,” she said finally. “He wasn't a blood witch, Sunny,” I said.
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Idioms & Phrases
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6The clouds and mist were soon enough dispelled by the sun.
WiktionaryIt was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street.[…]. He halted opposite the Privy Gardens, and, with his face turned skywards, listened until th
WiktionaryThe fate of the railway from Ballater to Braemar has been invested with an air of mystery, which has never been completely dispelled. It has been suggested that Queen Victoria was opposed to a railway
Wiktionary“My dispel didn't work,” she said finally. “He wasn't a blood witch, Sunny,” I said.
WiktionaryHow can we dispel their doubts and fears?
Tatoeba · #38629The authorities are trying to dispel the doubts about his death.
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