Synonyms for dispel
dɪˈspɛl

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1. chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off(verb)

   force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

   "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"

   Synonyms:
   bolt out, elope, absquatulate, drive off, abscond, hold back, return, go off, rout out, retrovert, arrest, bolt, decamp, waste, invert, rouse, drive out, clear out, turn back, xerox, disperse, run out, chase away, make off, drive away, stop, regress, beetle off, expectorate, dissipate, reverse, scatter, photocopy, contain, double back, break up, force out, revert, backtrack, run off, check

2. disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter(verb)

   to cause to separate and go in different directions

   "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"

   Synonyms:
   resolve, circulate, fragmentize, shoot, drive off, separate, spread, sever, interrupt, crash, dot, split up, pick, fool away, dismantle, circularise, break, spread out, break up, recess, disseminate, part, crock up, collapse, drive out, cut off, fragment, turn back, split, disperse, circularize, disrupt, chase away, drive away, fragmentise, frivol away, dissolve, dust, crack, pass around, sprinkle, fritter away, diffuse, broadcast, distribute, dissipate, propagate, scatter, fool, calve, break apart, disassemble, take apart, adjourn, fritter, crack up, decompose, break down, run off

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1. dispel

   Synonyms:
   disperse, scatter, dissipate, drive away, dismiss

   Antonyms:
   collect, recall, summon, convene, congregate, conglomerate, mass, accumulate

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1. dispel(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   disperse (completely), scatter, dissipate, banish, drive away

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1. List of paraphrases for "dispel":

   allay, dissipate, dispelling, disperse, refute, rebut, assuage, eliminate, remove, elimination, defuse

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1. Neil Patrick Harris:

   How I Met Your Mother. i am happy to dispel any rumors or misconceptions and am quite proud to say that I am a very content gay man.

2. Volkmar Denner:

   It will depend, though, on an active campaign for diesel to quickly dispel the current uncertainty that many consumers are feeling.

3. Tryon Edwards:

   To rejoice in another's prosperity is to give content to your lot; to mitigate another's grief is to alleviate or dispel your own.

4. Paul Yip:

   He did not come out to dispel the myth sooner because he did not want to help the police, it's all very, very sad, to see this level of mistrust between the people and police.

5. Adrian Shahbaz:

   Shutdowns are a blunt instrument for interrupting the spread of disinformation online, citizens are denied access to communication tools at a time when they need them the most to dispel rumors, check in with family, or avoid dangerous areas.

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