dispel
verb (used with object)
to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate.
had dispelled
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past perfectof dispel.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The scopolamine patches that Tom and I were wearing on our necks had dispelled my two biggest fears.
From The New Yorker ● May 23, 2016
When the final whistle sounded, the Netherlands had lost for a third time in the World Cup final, and Spain had dispelled its reputation as a team whose achievement rarely matched its talent.
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2010
By Monday he had dispelled those doubts from his own mind.
From Time Magazine Archive
In six days, Pierre Mendes-France had dispelled most of U.S. officialdom's lingering suspicions that he was a neutralist at heart and all too willing to flirt with Russia.
From Time Magazine Archive
She had dispelled the mist, so all the island stood out clearly.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
