dispelled; dispelling
: to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
dispel a rumor
Examples of dispel in a Sentence
This report should dispel any doubts you have about the plan.
She made an official statement to dispel any rumors about her retirement.
The experience dispelled some of our fears about the process.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
While commentators online claimed Lopez had acted rudely during the interaction, Walliser dispelled the claims.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
For all her cosmopolitanism, Schjerfbeck didn’t do much to dispel this.
—Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
This also could dispel my theory on how the Chili Peppers and My Chemical Romance affected my driving years ago.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 18 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for dispel
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“Dispel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dispel. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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