Meaning

3 senses
  1. (transitive)To drive away or cause to vanish by scattering.

    The clouds and mist were soon enough dispelled by the sun.

    zerstreuen

    разве́иватьrazvéivatʹ, разве́ятьrazvéjatʹ, рассе́иватьrasséivatʹ

    розві́юватиrozvíjuvaty, розсі́юватиrozsíjuvaty

  2. (transitive)To remove (fears, doubts, objections etc.) by proving them unjustified.

    ausräumen

    развеиватьrazveivatʹ, развенчиватьrazvenčivatʹ, изобличатьizobličatʹ

  3. (Africa, transitive)To get rid of or manage without.

More definitions
  • to cause to separate and go in different directions
  • force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

Examples

8 sentences
  1. An experienced healer can lift curses and dispel evil eyes.

    Досвідчена цілительниця зніме причину та вроки. — Internecivus

    ruОпытная целительница снимет порчу и сглаз. — V_Zmoova

  2. Understanding can dispel the shadows of evil.

  3. How can we dispel their doubts and fears?

    ruКак мы можем развеять их сомнения и страхи? — marafon

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  4. Tom's main concern is to dispel clichés.

    deEs geht Tom vor allem darum, Klischees auszuräumen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. It is prime time to dispel all rumors about me.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to drive away by scattering:
Русский
By meaning 2
to drive away by scattering:
to remove fears etc.:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to drive away by scattering:
to remove fears etc.:

Origin

From Middle English dispelen, from Latin dispellere (“to disperse; to dispel”).

From Middle English dispelen, from Latin dispellere (“to disperse; to dispel”).

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Forms

dispels, dispelling, dispelled, dispelled
Base formdispel · to dispel
3rd person singulardispels
Present participledispelling
Past simpledispelled
Past participledispelled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydispel
he, she, itdispels

Past simpleLesson

all personsdispelled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave dispelled
he, she, ithas dispelled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill dispel

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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