Textual thesaurus for "dispel"

(verb) turn back, chase away, run off, drive away, drive off, drive out

force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

Drive away potential burglars; drive away bad thoughts; dispel doubts; The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers

(verb) scatter, disperse, dissipate, break up

to cause to separate and go in different directions

She waved her hand and scattered the crowds