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Definition of Dispel
1. Verb. Force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings. "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
Exact synonyms: Chase Away, Drive Away, Drive Off, Drive Out, Run Off, Turn Back
Specialized synonyms: Frighten, Fire, Clear The Air, Banish, Shoo, Shoo Away, Shoo Off
Generic synonyms: Displace, Move
Related verbs: Drive Out, Force Out, Rouse, Rout Out
Specialized synonyms: Frighten, Fire, Clear The Air, Banish, Shoo, Shoo Away, Shoo Off
Generic synonyms: Displace, Move
Related verbs: Drive Out, Force Out, Rouse, Rout Out
2. Verb. To cause to separate and go in different directions. "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
Exact synonyms: Break Up, Disperse, Dissipate, Scatter
Specialized synonyms: Disband
Generic synonyms: Divide, Separate
Derivative terms: Dispersion, Dissipation, Scatter, Scatter, Scattering, Scattering
Specialized synonyms: Disband
Generic synonyms: Divide, Separate
Derivative terms: Dispersion, Dissipation, Scatter, Scatter, Scattering, Scattering
Definition of Dispel
1. v. t. To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish; to clear away; to banish; to dissipate; as, to dispel a cloud, vapors, cares, doubts, illusions.
Definition of Dispel
1. Verb. To drive away by scattering, or to cause to vanish; to clear away; to banish; to dissipate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dispel
1. to drive off in various directions [v -PELLED, -PELLING, -PELS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dispel
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