Both Uses of
dispel
in
Middlemarch
- The first vision of Rosamond would have been enough with most judges to dispel any prejudice excited by Mrs. Lemon's praise.†
Chpt 1 *
- Bad work like this dispelled all Caleb's mildness.†
Chpt 6
Definitions:
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(1)
(dispel) to drive away (get rid of) -- especially a feeling or idea
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Dispel is generally used to in reference to getting rid of ideas or feelings, but more rarely, it can be used to reference the scattering away of something physical as in: "The noise dispelled the pigeons."