DISPELS

Verb

dispels

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispel

Noun

dispels

plural of dispel

Anagrams

• Spidles, disples

Source: Wiktionary


DISPEL

Dis*pel", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dispelling.] Etym: [L. dispellere; dis- + pellere to push, drive. See Pulse a beating.]

Definition: 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. [Satan] gently raised their fainting courage, and dispelled their fears. Milton. I saw myself the lambent easy light Gild the brown horror, and dispel the night. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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