dispel.
To drive away or cause to vanish by scattering.
Meaning & usage
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.
To get rid of or manage without.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English dispelen, from Latin dispellere (“to disperse; to dispel”).
An act or instance of dispelling.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English dispelen, from Latin dispellere (“to disperse; to dispel”).
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