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dispelled definition

dispelled


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  dispel 
 
  2  senses  of  dispel 
 
  Sense  1 
  chase  away  drive  out  turn  back  drive  away  dispel,  drive  off  run  off 
  =>  frighten 
  =>  fire 
  =>  clear  the  air 
  =>  banish 
  =>  shoo  off  shoo,  shoo  away 
 
  Sense  2 
  disperse,  dissipate,  dispel,  break  up  scatter 
  =>  disband 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  dispel 
 
  2  senses  of  dispel 
 
  Sense  1 
  chase  away  drive  out  turn  back  drive  away  dispel,  drive  off  run  off 
  =>  frighten 
  =>  fire 
  =>  clear  the  air 
  =>  banish 
  =>  shoo  off  shoo,  shoo  away 
 
  Sense  2 
  disperse,  dissipate,  dispel,  break  up  scatter 
  =>  disband 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  dispel 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  dispel 
 
  2  senses  of  dispel 
 
  Sense  1 
  chase  away  drive  out  turn  back  drive  away  dispel,  drive  off  run  off 
  =>  move  displace 
 
  Sense  2 
  disperse,  dissipate,  dispel,  break  up  scatter 
  =>  separate,  divide 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  dispel 
 
  dispel  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  dispel 
 
  Sense  1 
  chase  away  drive  out  turn  back  drive  away  dispel,  drive  off  run  off 
  =>  move  displace 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  disperse,  dissipate,  dispel,  break  up  scatter 
  =>  separate,  divide 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  dispel 
 
  The  verb  dispel  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  chase  away  drive  out  turn  back  drive  away  dispel,  drive  off  run  off  --  (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") 
  2.  disperse,  dissipate,  dispel,  break  up  scatter  --  (to  cause  to  separate  and  go  in  different  directions,  of  crowds,  for  example;  "She  waved  her  hand  and  scattered  the  crows.") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  dispel 
 
  The  verb  dispel  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  chase  away  drive  out  turn  back  drive  away  dispel,  drive  off  run  off  --  (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") 
  2.  disperse,  dissipate,  dispel,  break  up  scatter  --  (to  cause  to  separate  and  go  in  different  directions,  of  crowds,  for  example;  "She  waved  her  hand  and  scattered  the  crows.") 



dispelled definition