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dispel

dis·pel [ di spél ] (past and past participle dis·pelled, present participle dis·pel·ling, 3rd person present singular dis·pels)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. rid mind of something: to rid somebody's mind of a thought or an idea, especially an erroneous one

2. disperse something: to disperse or drive away something
clouds and mist that the sun soon dispelled

[15th century. < Latin dispellere "drive away" < pellere "beat"]

dis·pel·ler noun
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