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Noun [English]

IPA: [dɪˈspɛɫ] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dispel.wav Forms: dispels [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛl Etymology: From Middle English dispelen, from Latin dispellere (“to disperse; to dispel”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pel- (beat)}}, {{inh|en|enm|dispelen}} Middle English dispelen, {{der|en|la|dispello|dispellere|to disperse; to dispel}} Latin dispellere (“to disperse; to dispel”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dispel (plural dispels)
  1. An act or instance of dispelling. Related terms: dispulsion
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Verb [English]

IPA: [dɪˈspɛɫ] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dispel.wav Forms: dispels [present, singular, third-person], dispelling [participle, present], dispelled [participle, past], dispelled [past]
Rhymes: -ɛl Etymology: From Middle English dispelen, from Latin dispellere (“to disperse; to dispel”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pel- (beat)}}, {{inh|en|enm|dispelen}} Middle English dispelen, {{der|en|la|dispello|dispellere|to disperse; to dispel}} Latin dispellere (“to disperse; to dispel”) Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} dispel (third-person singular simple present dispels, present participle dispelling, simple past and past participle dispelled)
  1. (transitive) To drive away or cause to vanish by scattering. Tags: transitive Translations (to drive away by scattering): ցրել (cʻrel) (Armenian), esvalixar (Asturian), разве́йваць (razvjéjvacʹ) (Belarusian), рассе́йваць (rassjéjvacʹ) (Belarusian), разсейвам (razsejvam) (Bulgarian), разпръсквам (razprǎskvam) (Bulgarian), dissipar (Catalan), 打消 (dǎxiāo) (english: doubts) (Chinese Mandarin), 驅散 (Chinese Mandarin), 驱散 (qūsàn) (Chinese Mandarin), rozptýlit (Czech), henvejre (Danish), verjagen (Dutch), verdrijven (Dutch), purustama (Estonian), hälventää (Finnish), haihduttaa (Finnish), häivyttää (Finnish), chasser (French), dissiper (French), zerstreuen (German), הֵפִיג (hefíg) (Hebrew), פִּזֵּר (pizér) (Hebrew), szétoszlat (Hungarian), eloszlat (Hungarian), ruaig (Irish), scaip (Irish), លុបបំបាត់ជំនឿ (lup bɑmbat cumnɨə) (Khmer), whakamahea (Maori), tokotoko (Maori), whakakorara (Maori), dissipar (Occitan), dispersar (Occitan), rozwiewać (Polish), dissipar (Portuguese), dispersar (Portuguese), spulbera (Romanian), разве́ивать (razvéivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), разве́ять (razvéjatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), рассе́ивать (rasséivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), рассе́ять (rasséjatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), разгоня́ть (razgonjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), разогна́ть (razognátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), disipar (Spanish), dispersar (Spanish), розві́ювати (rozvíjuvaty) (Ukrainian), розсі́ювати (rozsíjuvaty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-dispel-en-verb-uzlQ9T94 Disambiguation of 'to drive away by scattering': 97 3
  2. (transitive) To remove (fears, doubts, objections etc.) by proving them unjustified. Tags: transitive Translations (to remove fears etc.): rozptýlit [perfective] (Czech), rozptylovat [imperfective] (Czech), ausräumen (German), elűz (Hungarian), eloszlat (Hungarian), ruaig (Irish), whakamahea (Maori), развеивать (razveivatʹ) (Russian), развенчивать (razvenčivatʹ) (Russian), изобличать (izobličatʹ) (Russian), дезавуировать (dezavuirovatʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-dispel-en-verb-YJg4tXAU Disambiguation of 'to remove fears etc.': 5 95

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "to remove fears etc.",
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          "sense": "to remove fears etc.",
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          "sense": "to remove fears etc.",
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    "di‧spel"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "dispulsion"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2008, Caitlin Kittredge, Night Life:",
          "text": "“My dispel didn't work,” she said finally. “He wasn't a blood witch, Sunny,” I said.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An act or instance of dispelling."
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[dɪˈspɛɫ]"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dispel"
}

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