Concentrate and Dispel

Concentrate

Concentrate verb - To bring together in one body or place.
Usage example: concentrate your forces on the right side of the battlefield

Dispel is an antonym for concentrate.

Dispel

Dispel verb - To cause (members of a group) to move widely apart.
Usage example: the sudden downpour dispelled the throng of street revelers

Concentrate is an antonym for dispel.

Nearby Words: dispelled, dispelling

Common collocations

type concentrate type dispel type
darkness concentrate darkness dispel darkness
attacks concentrate attacks dispel attacks
forces concentrate forces dispel forces

Both words in one sentence

  • Nunnally in Like A Wish has a geass that allows her to create illusions affecting anyone nearby but she has to concentrate to maintain them, so being startled will dispel said illusions.
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