Vocabulary
Dispel
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear.
Urdu meaning
خطرات کو دور کرنا، دل سے برے اندیشوں کو نکالنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- It remains to be seen whether New Delhi is willing to shed its rigidity, dispel the war clouds, and sit down with Pakistan to talk peace.
- The role of religious scholars as some senators have urged should be formalised within the campaign strategy to dispel myths and conspiracies that continue to fuel refusals.
- The party`s leaders have said they will soon hold a joint press conference to dispel the impression that they are not united.
- Health officials should partner with the ulema, community elders and teachers to champion vaccination and dispel myths; when religious leaders publicly affirm that vaccines are safe and halal, it boosts community acceptance.
- Religious leaders, elders, and teachers must be enlisted to build trust and dispel myths.
Synonyms
banish, eliminate, dismiss, chase away, drive away, drive off, get rid of,
Curator example
“the brightness of the day did nothing to dispel Elaine’s dejection”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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