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dispel

/ dispel /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
to cause to separate and go in different directions
"She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
Type of:
separate divide
Kinds of:
disband
Derived:
scatter spread scattering strewing dispersion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 2
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"
Type of:
move displace
Kinds of:
frighten fire clear the air banish shoo off
Verb group:
rout out drive out force out rouse
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
43%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
19
Times Searched
3
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separate divide disband move displace frighten fire clear the air banish shoo off