[with obj.]make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear 排解,遣散,消除(怀疑,感情,信念) the brightness of the day did nothing to dispel Elaine's dejection. 日光一点也不能驱散伊莱恩的沮丧。
派生 dispeller noun 语源
late Middle English: from Latin dispellere, from dis- 'apart' + pellere 'to drive'