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Definition of dispel verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

dispel

verb

NAmE//dɪˈspɛl//

dispel somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they dispel

he / she / it dispels

past simple dispelled

-ing form dispelling

to make something, especially a feeling or belief, go away or disappear His speech dispelled any fears about his health.

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