Both Uses
dispel
in
Murder in the Cathedral
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- The Archbishop shall be at our head, dispelling dismay and doubt.†
Chpt 1
- And when the Archbishop returns Our doubts are dispelled.†
Chpt 1 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(dispel) to drive away or put an end to something -- especially a feeling, idea, or doubt
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(2)
(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."