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scatter (of the wind); disperse; dispel (миф, заблуждение и т. п.: We have fought valiantly to dispel the misbelief that we act not in the patient's best interest, but our own. • Its first sentence indicates its main purpose: to dispel a myth about environmental regulations that is often taken as fact.); scuttle (надежду, слухи); melt (миф – a myth q3mi4); chase away (worries, fears, or other bad feelings askandy); blow about; cause to flutter; flaunt; scatter (чей-либо прах: Her ashes were scattered at the top of a waterfall. 4uzhoj); reassure; pacify (страхи scherfas); dash (надежды, ожидания и т.п. to destroy or ruin (something, such as a hope or an expectation): Her hopes of winning a medal were dashed after she broke her leg. our dashed expectations/dreams. MWALD Alexander Demidov); dissolve (His kind words dissolved her sadness. VLZ_58); undermine (Notburga); debunk (мифы и т.п. to show that an idea, a belief, etc. is false; to show that something is not as good as people think it is • His theories have been debunked by recent research. • Let's start by debunking a few myths. • She attempts to debunk unrealistic expectations about marriage. OALD Alexander Demidov); trample (trample on some myths развеять мифы eugenealper); rock away (She allowed it to embrace her like a lover, rocking away the memories of yesterday alexs2011) |