📖 Definitions of "Dispel"
noun
- 1
An act or instance of dispelling.
verb
- 1
To drive away or cause to vanish by scattering.
- 2
To remove (fears, doubts, objections etc.) by proving them unjustified.
🔄 Synonyms of "Dispel"
10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| disperseverb | (transitive, intransitive) To scatter in different directions. |
| dissipateverb | (intransitive) To vanish by dispersion. |
| break upverb | (intransitive, idiomatic) To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship. |
| scatternoun | (ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse. |
| drive offverb | (idiomatic) To force to leave or go away. |
| run offverb | To flee or depart quickly. |
| turn backverb | (intransitive) To reverse direction and retrace one's steps. |
| drive outverb | (idiomatic) To push or to pull, i.e. to force, (someone or something) out of somewhere. |
| drive awayverb | (idiomatic) To force someone or something to leave |
| chase awayverb | (transitive, idiomatic) To get rid of. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dispel"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| dissipateverb | (intransitive) To vanish by dispersion. |
| break upverb | (intransitive, idiomatic) To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship. |
| drive offverb | (idiomatic) To force to leave or go away. |
| drive outverb | (idiomatic) To push or to pull, i.e. to force, (someone or something) out of somewhere. |
| chase awayverb | (transitive, idiomatic) To get rid of. |
| run offverb | To flee or depart quickly. |
| disperseverb | (transitive, intransitive) To scatter in different directions. |
| scatterverb | (ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse. |
| turn backverb | (intransitive) To reverse direction and retrace one's steps. |
| drive awayverb | (idiomatic) To force someone or something to leave |
| removeverb | (transitive) To delete. |
| disbandverb | (ambitransitive) To break up or (cause to) cease to exist; to disperse. |
| defuseverb | (transitive, figurative) To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile. |
| eliminateverb | (transitive) To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to. |
| eliminationnoun | The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off. |
| dissolveverb | (transitive) To liquify, melt into a fluid. |
| expelverb | (transitive) To eject. |
| eraseverb | (transitive) To remove (markings or information). |
| displaceverb | To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland. |
| oustverb | (transitive) To expel; to remove. |
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