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clear the air vs dispel

dispel vs clear the air

clear the air and dispel both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
clear the air No No Yes No
dispel No No Yes No
As verbs, dispel is a hypernym of clear the air; that is, dispel is a word with a broader meaning than clear the air:
  • clear the air: dispel differences or negative emotions
  • dispel: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
Other hypernyms of clear the air include chase away, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back.
clear the air (verb) dispel (verb)
dispel differences or negative emotions force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
to cause to separate and go in different directions
Difference between clear the air and dispel

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