verbthird conjugation
dispellō
dispellō (present infinitive dispellere, perfect active dispulī, supine dispulsum)
Classical[dɪsˈpɛl.loː]Ecclesiastical[disˈpɛl.lo]
Meaning
- transitiveto drive asunder, scatter, disperse
- figurativelytransitiveto drive away, scatter, dispel, put an end to
In the readers how our graded readers gloss it
drive apart
dispellō -ere — in De Bello Gallico III
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dispellō | dispellēbam | dispellam | dispulī | dispuleram | dispulerō |
| 2nd sg. | dispellis | dispellēbās | dispellēs | dispulistī | dispulerās | dispuleris |
| 3rd sg. | dispellit | dispellēbat | dispellet | dispulit | dispulerat | dispulerit |
| 1st pl. | dispellimus | dispellēbāmus | dispellēmus | dispulimus | dispulerāmus | dispulerimus |
| 2nd pl. | dispellitis | dispellēbātis | dispellētis | dispulistis | dispulerātis | dispuleritis |
| 3rd pl. | dispellunt | dispellēbant | dispellent | dispulērunt dispulēre | dispulerant | dispulerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dispellam | dispellerem | dispulerim | dispulissem |
| 2nd sg. | dispellās | dispellerēs | dispulerīs | dispulissēs |
| 3rd sg. | dispellat | dispelleret | dispulerit | dispulisset |
| 1st pl. | dispellāmus | dispellerēmus | dispulerīmus | dispulissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dispellātis | dispellerētis | dispulerītis | dispulissētis |
| 3rd pl. | dispellant | dispellerent | dispulerint | dispulissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dispellor | dispellēbar | dispellar |
| 2nd sg. | dispelleris dispellere | dispellēbāris dispellēbāre | dispellēris dispellēre |
| 3rd sg. | dispellitur | dispellēbātur | dispellētur |
| 1st pl. | dispellimur | dispellēbāmur | dispellēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dispelliminī | dispellēbāminī | dispellēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dispelluntur | dispellēbantur | dispellentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dispellar | dispellerer |
| 2nd sg. | dispellāris dispellāre | dispellerēris dispellerēre |
| 3rd sg. | dispellātur | dispellerētur |
| 1st pl. | dispellāmur | dispellerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dispellāminī | dispellerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dispellantur | dispellerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dispelle | dispellere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dispellite | dispelliminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dispellitō | dispellitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dispellitō | dispellitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dispellitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dispelluntō | dispelluntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dispellere | dispellī |
| perfect infinitive | dispulisse | dispulsum esse |
| future infinitive | dispulsūrum esse | dispulsum īrī |
| present participle | dispellēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | dispulsus dispulsa, dispulsā, dispulsae, dispulsam, dispulsārum, dispulsās, dispulse, dispulsī, dispulsīs, dispulsō, dispulsōrum, dispulsōs |
| future participle | dispulsūrus dispulsūra, dispulsūrā, dispulsūrae, dispulsūram, dispulsūrārum, dispulsūrās, dispulsūre, dispulsūrī, dispulsūrīs, dispulsūrō, dispulsūrōrum, dispulsūrōs, dispulsūrum | dispellendus dispellundus, dispellenda, dispellendā, dispellendae, dispellendam, dispellendārum, dispellendās, dispellende, dispellendīs, dispellendōrum, dispellendōs |
gerunddispellendī, dispellendō, dispellendumsupinedispulsum, dispulsū
dis-pello, pŭli, pulsum, 3,
I. v. a., to drive asunder, to scatter, disperse (rare but class.).
I. Lit.:
dispulsa suo de coetu materiaï Copia, Lucr. 1, 1017: pecudes dispulsae, Cic. Att. 7, 7, 7: ater quos aequore turbo Dispulerat, Verg. A. 1, 512; cf. ib. 538: umbras, id. ib. 5, 839: aequora prorā, Stat. Th. 5, 335.—II. Trop., to scatter, drive away, dispel:
(philosophia) ab animo tamquam ab oculis caliginem dispulit, Cic. Tusc. 1, 26, 64; cf.: tenebras calumniae, Phaedr. 3, 10, 42: somnos, Sen. Troad. 452: curas, Sil. 8, 164: inediae metum, Amm. 14, 7.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dis-pellō pulī, pulsus, ere,
to drive asunder, scatter, disperse: pecudes dispulsae: per undas nos, V.: alquos aequore turbo, V.—Fig., to drive away, dispel: sole dispulsa nebula, L.: ab animo caliginem: tenebras calumniae, Ph.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Latindispellō
Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *-né-der. Proto-Italic *pelnōder. Latin pellō Latin dispellō From dis- + pellō (“push, drive”).
Descendants
- Englishdispel
In English words that came into English from dispellō
- dispeldispellō