Both Uses of
dispel
in
The Once and Future King
- Gaheris explained, with unusual freedom since he was a taciturn boy: "She told Sir Grummore that this King's lovesick melancholy could be dispelled by interesting him in his old pursuits.†
Book 2
- "The royal melancholy," said he, "can only be dispelled by Questing Beast.†
Book 2 *
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) 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."