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1 dispel
dispel [dɪsˈpel]* * *[dɪ'spel]transitive verb (p prés etc - ll-)1) chasser [doubt, fear]; dissiper [myth, notion]2) sout dissiper [mist] -
2 dispel
1 chasser [doubt, fear, rumour] ; dissiper [illusion, myth, notion] ;2 sout dissiper [mist, cloud]. -
3 dispel
(clouds, mist → of sun) dissiper; (→ of wind) chasser; (doubts, fears, anxiety) dissiper -
4 dispel
[di'spel]past tense, past participle - dispelled; verb(to drive away: His words dispelled our fears.) dissiper -
5 to dispel
dissiper [un doute] ; apaiser [des craintes] ; lever [une ambiguïté]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to dispel
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6 dissipate
dissipate [ˈdɪsɪpeɪt]( = dispel) dissiper ; [+ energy, efforts] disperser( = clear) se dissiper* * *['dɪsɪpeɪt] 1.sout transitive verb gen dissiper; anéantir [hope, enthusiasm]2.intransitive verb ( all contexts) se dissiper -
7 dispelled
past tense, past participle; see dispel -
8 remove
A n sout to be at one remove from/at many removes from être tout proche de/très loin de ; genius that is (at) only one remove from madness le génie qui frise la folie.B vtr1 enlever [object] (from de) ; enlever, ôter [clothes, shoes] ; enlever, faire partir [stain] ; enlever, supprimer [passage, paragraph, word] ; supprimer [tax, subsidy] ; Med enlever, faire l'ablation de [tumour, breast, organ] ; she removed her hand from his shoulder elle a enlevé sa main de son épaule ; over 30 bodies were removed from the rubble plus de 30 cadavres ont été retirés des décombres ; to remove a child from a school retirer un enfant d'une école ; to remove goods from the market retirer des marchandises de la vente ; to remove industry from state control supprimer le contrôle de l'État sur l'industrie ; to remove sb's name from a list rayer qn d'une liste ; to be removed to hospital GB être emmené à l'hôpital, être hospitalisé ; to remove one's make-up se démaquiller ; to remove unwanted hair from one's legs s'épiler les jambes ;2 ( oust) démettre, renvoyer [employee] ; to remove sb from office démettre qn de ses fonctions ; to remove sb from power destituer qn ;3 ( dispel) dissiper [suspicion, fears, boredom] ; chasser [doubt] ; écarter [obstacle, difficulty] ; supprimer [threat] ;5 Comput effacer.C vi sout déménager ; they have removed from London to the country ils ont déménagé de Londres pour aller s'installer à la campagne.1 to be far removed from être très éloigné de [reality, truth] ;2 ( in kinship) cousin once/twice removed cousin au deuxième/troisième degré.
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dispel — means ‘to drive away in different directions, to disperse’, and is used literally with reference to fog, mist, clouds, and so on and (more commonly) with generalized abstract nouns (dispel fear / dispel myths / dispel notions / dispel suspicions) … Modern English usage
Dispel — Dis*pel , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispelling}.] [L. dispellere; dis + pellere to push, drive. See {Pulse} a beating.] To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish; to clear away; to banish; to dissipate; as, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dispel — I verb banish, bestow, bestrew, break up, broadcast, cast adrift, cast off, cast out, deal out, diffuse, discharge, discutere, disintegrate, dismiss, dispellere, disperse, disperse completely, disseminate, dissipare, dissipate, dissolve, do away… … Law dictionary
dispel — c.1400, dispelen, from L. dispellere drive apart, from dis away (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + pellere to drive, push (see PULSE (Cf. pulse) (1)). Since the meaning is to drive away in different directions it should not have as an object a single,… … Etymology dictionary
dispel — dissipate, disperse, *scatter Analogous words: expel, *eject, oust, dismiss: disintegrate, crumble (see decay) Contrasted words: *accumulate, amass: *gather, collect, assemble … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dispel — [v] drive away thought, belief allay, banish, beat off*, break it up*, break up*, bust up*, cancel, chase away, crumble, deploy, disband, disintegrate, dismiss, disperse, dissipate, distribute, eject, eliminate, expel, oust, repel, resolve, rout … New thesaurus
dispel — ► VERB (dispelled, dispelling) ▪ make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear. ORIGIN Latin dispellere drive apart … English terms dictionary
dispel — [di spel′] vt. dispelled, dispelling [ME dispellen < L dispellere < dis , apart + pellere, to drive: see FELT] to scatter and drive away; cause to vanish; disperse SYN. SCATTER … English World dictionary
dispel — UK [dɪˈspel] / US verb [transitive] Word forms dispel : present tense I/you/we/they dispel he/she/it dispels present participle dispelling past tense dispelled past participle dispelled to get rid of unpleasant feelings or false beliefs He was… … English dictionary
dispel — [c]/dɪsˈpɛl / (say dis pel) verb (dispelled, dispelling) –verb (t) 1. to drive off in various directions; scatter; disperse; dissipate: to dispel vapours; to dispel fear. –verb (i) 2. Rare to be scattered; melt away: the forces will dispel.… …
dispel — dispellable, adj. dispeller, n. /di spel /, v.t., dispelled, dispelling. 1. to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate: to dispel the dense fog. 2. to cause to vanish; alleviate: to dispel her fears. [1625 35; < L dispellere to drive … Universalium