DISPELS Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word dispels. (close relations)
Definition of DISPELS
dispelling
Best Alternative Words for DISPELS
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banishes | verbv | |||||||
verb • expel from a community or group • ban from a place of residence, as for punishment • expel, as if by official decree • drive away | ||||||||
dissipates | verbv | |||||||
verb • to cause to separate and go in different directions • move away from each other • spend frivolously and unwisely • live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption | ||||||||
eliminates | verbv | |||||||
verb • terminate, end, or take out • get rid of something • kill in large numbers • dismiss from consideration or a contest • eliminate from the body • remove from a contest or race • remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations | ||||||||
eradicates | verbv | |||||||
verb • kill in large numbers • destroy completely, as if down to the roots | ||||||||
expunges | verbv | |||||||
verb • remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line | ||||||||
removes | verbv | |||||||
noun • degree of figurative distance or separation verb • remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract • remove from a position or an office • dispose of • cause to leave • shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes • stay away or leave • kill intentionally and with premeditation • get rid of something abstract | ||||||||
scatters | verbv | |||||||
noun • a haphazard distribution in all directions • the act of scattering verb • to cause to separate and go in different directions • move away from each other • distribute loosely • sow by scattering • cause to separate • strew or distribute over an area | ||||||||
vanquishes | verbv | |||||||
verb • come out better in a competition, race, or conflict | ||||||||
disperse | verbv | |||||||
verb • distribute loosely • to cause to separate and go in different directions • cause to separate • move away from each other • separate (light) into spectral rays • cause to become widely known | ||||||||
dissipate | verbv | |||||||
verb • to cause to separate and go in different directions • move away from each other • spend frivolously and unwisely • live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption | ||||||||
scatter | verbv | |||||||
noun • a haphazard distribution in all directions • the act of scattering verb • to cause to separate and go in different directions • move away from each other • distribute loosely • sow by scattering • cause to separate • strew or distribute over an area | ||||||||
break up | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • to cause to separate and go in different directions • discontinue an association or relation; go different ways • disband • break violently or noisily; smash • make a break in • cause to go into a solution • suffer a nervous breakdown • take apart into its constituent pieces • destroy the completeness of a set of related items • set or keep apart • attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example • release ice • close at the end of a session • bring the association of to an end or cause to break up • come to an end • break or cause to break into pieces • cause to separate • separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts • laugh unrestrainedly | ||||||||
chase away | verbv | |||||||
verb • force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings | ||||||||
drive away | verbv | |||||||
verb • force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings | ||||||||
drive off | verbv | |||||||
verb • force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings | ||||||||
drive out | verbv | |||||||
verb • force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings • force or drive out • clear out the chest and lungs | ||||||||
run off | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along • leave suddenly and as if in a hurry • force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings • run away secretly with one's beloved • run off as waste • reproduce by xerography • decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff | ||||||||
turn back | verbv | |||||||
verb • retrace one's course • go back to a previous state • force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings • hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of • turn inside out or upside down |