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Thesaurus: dispel

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.

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  1. v. t. 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.
  2. v. force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
  3. v. to cause to separate and go in different directions
  4. v:100 v force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings v to cause to separate and go in different directions