| Verb | 1. | dispel - 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"move, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" fire - drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism" clear the air - dispel differences or negative emotions; "The group called a meeting to finally clear the air" banish - drive away; "banish bad thoughts"; "banish gloom" | |