Dispelling

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dispel \Dis*pel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispelled}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Dispelling}.] [L. dispellere; dis- + pellere to push,
     drive. See {Pulse} a beating.]
     To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish; to
     clear away; to banish; to dissipate; as, to dispel a cloud,
     vapors, cares, doubts, illusions.


     [1913 Webster]
  
           [Satan] gently raised
           their fainting courage, and dispelled their fears.
                                                    --Milton.
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           I saw myself the lambent easy light
           Gild the brown horror, and dispel the night. --Dryden.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dispel
       v 1: 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" [syn: {chase away},
             {drive out}, {turn back}, {drive away}, {drive off}, {run
            off}]
       2: to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She
          waved her hand and scattered the crowds" [syn: {disperse},
           {dissipate}, {break up}, {scatter}]
       [also: {dispelling}, {dispelled}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dispelling
       See {dispel}