dispel
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Verb
dispelling, present participle; dispels, 3rd person singular present; dispelled, past participle; dispelled, past tense;
/disˈpel/,
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dispelling, present participle; dispels, 3rd person singular present; dispelled, past participle; dispelled, past tense;
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Make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear
- - the brightness of the day did nothing to dispel Elaine's dejection
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Drive (something) away; scatter
- - sprinkle catnip tea to dispel beetles from garden plants
Web Definitions:
- chase away: 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"
- disperse: to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
- To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish; to clear away; to banish; to dissipate
- Can dispel magic and similar spells dispel the effects of abilities of that type?
- To dispel something is to cause it to scatter and vanish, and that is exactly what the Light does to illusions, bad dreams and all the beliefs of the deluded ego. Jesus and the Holy Spirit will help us to dispel fear, illusions and our faith in sin. ...