v. To drive away by scattering, or to cause to vanish; to clear away; to banish; to dissipate.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish; to clear away; to banish; to dissipate.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To drive off or away; scatter or disperse effectually; dissipate: as, to dispel vapors, darkness, or gloom; to dispel fears, cares, sorrows, doubts, etc.; to dispel a tumor, or humors.
Synonyms Disperse, Scatter, etc. (see dissipate), banish, remove.
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v. to cause to separate and go in different directions
v. force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
Word Usage
"Nor clearest noon tide can that horrid pain dispel."