dispelverb [ T ]
uk/dɪˈspel/us/dɪˈspel/-ll-to remove fears, doubts, and false ideas, usually by proving them wrong or unnecessary:
I'd like to start the speech by dispelling a few rumours that have been spreading recently.
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Proving and disproving
- actions speak louder than words idiom
- attest
- authenticate
- back sb up
- bear witness (to sth) idiom
- belie
- catch
- colour
- documentary
- evidence
- explode
- explosion
- give the lie to sth idiom
- proof
- stick
- testament
- the acid test
- the burden of proof idiom
- undocumented
- unsubstantiated
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