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Dispel

To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish; to clear away; to banish; to dissipate; as, to dispel a cloud, vapors, cares, doubts, illusions.

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Verb group 2

Rouse 84% connected

To pull or haul strongly and all together, as upon a rope, without the assistance of mechanical appliances.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Rouse 84% connected

To pull or haul strongly and all together, as upon a rope, without the assistance of mechanical appliances.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Manner of action 4

Banish 76% connected

To condemn to exile, or compel to leave one's country, by authority of the ruling power.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Disband 76% connected

To loose the bands of; to set free; to disunite; to scatter; to disperse; to break up the organization of; especially, to dismiss from military servi…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fire 76% connected

The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of bodies; combustion; state of ignition.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Shoo 76% connected

Begone; away; -- an expression used in frightening away animals, especially fowls.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 4

Displace 76% connected

To change the place of; to remove from the usual or proper place; to put out of place; to place in another situation; as, the books in the library ar…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Divide 76% connected

To part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Separate 76% connected

To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Dissemination 74% connected

The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Dissemination 74% connected

The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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See also 2

Drive 66% connected

To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Drive 66% connected

To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Disperse 92% connected

To scatter abroad; to drive to different parts; to distribute; to diffuse; to spread; as, the Jews are dispersed among all nations.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Dissipate 92% connected

To scatter completely; to disperse and cause to disappear; -- used esp. of the dispersion of things that can never again be collected or restored.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Scatter 92% connected

To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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