Etymograph

English

redispel

From re- + dispel.

Formed from re- + dispel

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

Proto-Italic *pelnō ‘to approach’

Latin pellō ‘push, drive’

Latin dispello ‘to disperse’

Middle English dispelen

English dispel

Today it means

verb To dispel again.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “redispel”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / redispel