dispel

Verb
  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"
    hypernym: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
    hyponym:
    synonym: 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"
    hypernym: divide, separate - make a division or separation
    hyponym: disband - cause to break up or cease to function
    synonym: break up, disperse, dissipate, scatter

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