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Added 8 October 2026

dispel

verb

In Latin: dispellō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about dispel at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To drive away or cause to vanish by scattering.
The clouds and mist were soon enough dispelled by the sun.
To remove (fears, doubts, objections etc.) by proving them unjustified.
To get rid of or manage without.

noun

An act or instance of dispelling.

Origin

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

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