Etymology

dispel

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Today it means: To drive away or cause to vanish by scattering. Full definition →

Middle English dispelen ← Latin dispellere
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  1. Latin · derived fromdispellere“to disperse; to dispel”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdispelen
  3. English todaydispel

From Middle English dispelen, from Latin dispellere (“to disperse; to dispel”).

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