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- [dih-spel]
- /dɪˈspɛl/
- /dɪˈspel/
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- [dih-spel]
- /dɪˈspɛl/
Definitions of dispelled word
- verb with object dispelled to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate: to dispel the dense fog. 1
- verb with object dispelled to cause to vanish; alleviate: to dispel her fears. 1
- noun dispelled Make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear. 1
- verb dispelled simple past tense and past participle of dispel. 0
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Origin of dispelled
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
1625-35; < Latin dispellere to drive asunder, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + pellere to drive
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Parts of speech for Dispelled
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dispelled popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dispelled
verb dispelled
- dismissed — Simple past tense and past participle of dismiss.
- scattered — distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals: scattered villages; scattered showers.
- dissipated — indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute.
- ousted — to expel or remove from a place or position occupied: The bouncer ousted the drunk; to oust the prime minister in the next election.
- allayed — to put (fear, doubt, suspicion, anger, etc.) to rest; calm; quiet.
Antonyms for dispelled
verb dispelled
- attracted — feeling a pleasing, alluring, or fascinating influence from someone or something
- accepted — Accepted ideas are agreed by most people to be correct or reasonable.
- collected — An author's collected works or letters are all their works or letters published in one book or in a set of books.
- kept — simple past tense and past participle of keep.
- welcomed — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
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