dispel

Definitions

dis- (apart, away) + pel (push) = push apart and scatter. You don't just remove a doubt — you drive it off in all directions, the way wind scatters fog. That's why dispel pairs with things that gather and cloud the mind: doubts, fears, myths, rumors.

Common Collocations

• 1.dispel doubts打消疑虑
• 2.dispel fears消除恐惧
• 3.dispel a myth破除误解
• 4.dispel rumors澄清谣言
• 5.dispel the notion that驳斥……的说法

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The manager held a meeting to dispel rumors about layoffs.

• 2.

  Her calm explanation quickly dispelled my fears.

• 3.

  We need facts to dispel this common myth.