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Spell Bee Word: dispel


Basic Details

Word: Dispel

Part of Speech: Verb

Meaning: To drive away or make a feeling, a doubt or a false belief disappear.

Synonyms: banish, remove, drive away, dismiss

Antonyms: create, arouse, cause

How to Spell Dispel

Syllables: dis - pel

Tricky part: Dispel ends in a single l. The l doubles only in dispelled and dispelling.

Watch out for: dispell, disspel, dispal

Memory tip: Dispel belongs with expel, repel and compel, and every one of them ends in a single l.

Usage Examples

Example 1: The bright morning sun soon dispelled the fog.

Example 2: Opening the windows dispelled the smell of burnt toast.

Example 3: This science show aims to dispel common myths about snakes.

Fun Fact

Dispel, expel, propel and repel all come from the Latin pellere, to drive or push.

Practise the CREST Way

Word Connection

Choose the word closest in meaning to dispel as used in the sentence:

The principal's calm talk helped dispel the students' fears about the new exam pattern.

a) create
b) share
c) banish
d) increase

Show answer

c) banish. To dispel fears is to banish them; create and increase do the opposite.

Mingle-Mangle

Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:

A quick call to the hospital was enough to pelsid the rumour that the hero was badly hurt.

a) lisped
b) spilled
c) dispute
d) dispel

Show answer

d) dispel. Lisped has the same letters, but only a verb meaning to drive away suits the rumour.

Word Cookie

Find the extra letter in the word:

dispell

a) p
b) s
c) l
d) i

Show answer

c) l. Dispel on its own ends with one l.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which action could dispel a child's fear of a dark room?

a) turning off the fan
b) closing the door
c) switching on a lamp
d) telling a ghost story

Show answer

c) switching on a lamp

2. The correct past tense of dispel is ____.

a) dispeled
b) dispelled
c) dispelld
d) dispelt

Show answer

b) dispelled

Associated Words

distinctioninsipidactivitiesbroadcastburned
considerationfleetobjectiverealiseconcert

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