- To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish;
to clear away; to banish; to dissipate; as, to dispel a cloud, vapors,
cares, doubts, illusions.
Meaning of 'dispel' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . dispel
[ v]
Meaning (1): - force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
Example in sentence:
dispel doubts;
drive away bad thoughts;
Drive away potential burglars;
The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers
Meaning (2): - to cause to separate and go in different directions