verb
definition
To drive away or cause to vanish by scattering.
definition
To remove (fears, doubts, objections etc.) by proving them unjustified.
Examples of dispelling in a Sentence
The first movement is in the direction of dispelling this appearance of independence.
Undergraduate Student Volunteers are integral to Outreach, acting as role models and dispelling stereotypes surrounding student life.
Introduction to lobbying Introduction to what lobbying is and dispelling common fears of how to get involved.
Banks has revealed much about herself on her program, dispelling rumors about having breast implants and responding to critics about her weight gain.
These women do a great job of dispelling the "I'm a young airhead" myth that seems to surround cheerleading.
And it would contribute toward finally dispelling the starched collars and ivory tower image better associated with Brideshead Revisited.
This show appears on E! and follows the star around on her day to day activities as she cares for her children and puts a lot of energy into dispelling rumors about her defunct marriage to Charlie Sheen.
Most of the forum topics deal with dispelling rumors and finding out certain information about the Gosselins that very few people would probably know anyway.
The family is set on dispelling some myths about polygamy for the viewers, and not just about how they look.
It is the Tsure-zure-gusa (Materials/or Dispelling Ennui), by KenkO-bOshi, described by Mr Aston as one of the most delightful oases in Japanese literature; a collection of short sketches, anecdotes and essays on all imaginable subjects, something in the manner of Seldens Table Talk.
Although the light thrown upon ancient conditions of life and thought has destroyed much that sometimes seems vital for the Old Testament, it has brought into relief a more permanent and indisputable appreciation of its significance, and it is gradually dispelling that pseudo-scientific literalism which would fetter the greatest of ancient Oriental writings with an insistence upon the verity of historical facts.