dispel
verb (used with object)
to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate.
dispelled
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past participleof dispel.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof dispel.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
dispelverb (used with object)to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate.
Example Sentences
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When asked whether Kessler’s return would spark extra motivation for the Jazz, Utah coach Will Hardy dispelled any suggestions of revenge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
This was all watched by an impassive City chief executive Ferran Soriano, but any notion their fans would turn on the owners was dispelled by a flag reading: 'In Khaldoon We Trust.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
That dispelled some fears about whether its AI investments would actually show returns.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Through her media prominence and prolific output as an author, with a dozen books to her name, Steinem dispelled the stereotype of the humorless feminist simply by living.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
She would simply wait on the bridge, calm and obstinate, until events, real events, not her own fantasies, rose to her challenge, and dispelled her insignificance.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
