Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DIS-PEL'
DIS-PEL', v.t. [L. dispello; dis and pello, to drive; Gr. βαλλω. See Appeal, Peal, Pulse and Bawl.]
To scatter by driving or force; to disperse; to dissipate; to banish; as, to dispel vapors; to dispel darkness or gloom; to dispel fears; to dispel cares or sorrows; to dispel doubts.
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