dispello

Latin

Etymology

From dis- +‎ pellō (push, drive).

Pronunciation

Verb

dispellō (present infinitive dispellere, perfect active dispulī, supine dispulsum); third conjugation

  1. (transitive) to drive asunder, scatter, disperse
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to drive away, scatter, dispel, put an end to

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: dispel

References

  • dispello”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dispello”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • dispello in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.