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dispel
dispel [ di spél ] (3rd person present singular dispels, present participle dispelling, past and past participle dispelled)


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']

dispeller noun
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