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Word: Dispel
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin dispellere, from dis- ‘apart’ + pellere ‘to drive’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈspɛl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear
Short Definition:make doubt, feeling, or belief disappear
Examples:- the brightness of the day did nothing to dispel Elaine's dejection
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