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单词 dispelled
释义

dispel

verb

dis·​pel di-ˈspel How to pronounce dispel (audio)
dispelled; dispelling

transitive verb

: to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
dispel a rumor

Synonyms

  • clear out
  • disband
  • disperse
  • dissipate
  • scatter
  • squander
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Example Sentences

This report should dispel any doubts you have about the plan. She made an official statement to dispel any rumors about her retirement. The experience dispelled some of our fears about the process.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin dispellere, from dis- + pellere to drive, beat — more at felt

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

dispel

verb

dis·​pel di-ˈspel How to pronounce dispel (audio)
dispelled; dispelling
: to make go away
dispel doubts

dispelled

verb

past tense of dispel
as in dispersed
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart the sudden downpour dispelled the throng of street revelers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • dispersed
  • dissipated
  • disbanded
  • scattered
  • squandered
  • cleared out
  • isolated
  • diffused
  • segregated
  • disseminated
  • separated
  • parted
  • spread
  • diverged
  • split (up)
  • broke up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • collected
  • assembled
  • gathered
  • concentrated
  • clustered
  • congregated
  • united
  • ingathered
  • agglutinated
  • conglomerated
  • unified
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