dispel
English Thesaurus
1. force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | displace, move, |
| definition | : | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | frighten, |
| definition | : | drive out by frightening (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | fire, |
| definition | : | drive out or away by or as if by fire (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | clear the air, |
| definition | : | dispel differences or negative emotions (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | banish, |
| definition | : | drive away (verb.motion) |
2. to cause to separate and go in different directions (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | divide, separate, |
| definition | : | make a division or separation (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | disband, |
| definition | : | cause to break up or cease to function (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | scatter, spread, |
| definition | : | a haphazard distribution in all directions (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | dissipation, |
| definition | : | breaking up and scattering by dispersion (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | scatter, spread, |
| definition | : | a haphazard distribution in all directions (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | dissipation, |
| definition | : | breaking up and scattering by dispersion (noun.event) |
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