01 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…
imp. & p. p.
Dispelled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dispelling
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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.