Both Uses of
dispel
in
The Lightning Thief
- You can dispel them for a while, maybe even for a whole lifetime if you're lucky.†
Chpt 6 *
- I thought you said they could be dispelled for a lifetime.†
Chpt 10
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."