dispel

1. Force to go away;
   Used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings (synset 202006752)
   "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
   is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
   subtypes:

   • fire - drive out or away by or as if by fire
   • clear the air - dispel differences or negative emotions
   • banish - drive away
   • shoo, shoo away, shoo off - drive away by crying `shoo!'
   same as: chase away, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back
   verb group: drive out, force out, rouse, rout out - force or drive out
2. To cause to separate and go in different directions (synset 202034269)
   "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
   is a type of: divide, separate - make a division or separation
   subtypes: disband - cause to break up or cease to function
   same as: break up, disperse, dissipate, scatter

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