dispel

Etymology

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

verb

  1. (transitive) To drive away or cause to vanish by scattering.
  2. (transitive) To remove (fears, doubts, objections etc.) by proving them unjustified.

noun

  1. An act or instance of dispelling.
    “My dispel didn't work,” she said finally. “He wasn't a blood witch, Sunny,” I said. 2008, Caitlin Kittredge, Night Life

Attribution / Disclaimer All definitions come directly from Wiktionary using the Wiktextract library. We do not edit or curate the definitions for any words, if you feel the definition listed is incorrect or offensive please suggest modifications directly to the source (wiktionary/dispel), any changes made to the source will update on this page periodically.