dispel, v.
(dispelled, dispelling, dispels)
freq. cnt. 10
(dispelled, dispelling, dispels)
freq. cnt. 10
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
chase away dispel drive away drive off drive out run off turn back
sample sentences
"Drive away potential burglars""drive away bad thoughts"
"dispel doubts"
"The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
verb group
to cause to separate and go in different directions
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
break up dispel disperse dissipate scatter
sample sentences
"She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form