tr.v., -pelled, -pel·ling, -pels.

1. To rid one's mind of: managed to dispel my doubts.
2. To drive away or off by or as if by scattering. See synonyms at scatter.

[Middle English dispellen, from Latin dispellere : dis-, apart; see dis– + pellere, to drive.]

verb

1. To rid one's mind of: banish, cast out, dismiss, shut out. See keep/release.
2. To cause to separate and go in various directions: disperse, dissipate, scatter. See collect/distribute.

v

Definition: drive away thought, belief
Antonyms: accumulate, collect, garner, gather, recall

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
  Synonyms: chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, drive off, run off

Meaning #2: to cause to separate and go in different directions, of crowds, for example
  Synonyms: disperse, dissipate, break up, scatter

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bortjage, sprede

Nederlands (Dutch)
verjagen, wegnemen, uit de wereld helpen

Français (French)
v. tr. - chasser, dissiper

Deutsch (German)
v. - zerstreuen, verjagen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαλύω, διασκεδάζω, (δια)σκορπίζω, τρέπω σε (άτακτη) φυγή, διώχνω

Italiano (Italian)
dissipare, scacciare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - espalhar, dispersar

Русский (Russian)
рассеивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - disipar, desvanecer

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fördriva

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
驱散, 使消散, 驱逐

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 驅散, 使消散, 驅逐

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (안개 등을) 흩어지게 하다, (고민 등을) 털다, 쫓아 보내다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 追い散らす, 払い去る, 散る, 追い払う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبدد, يزيل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפיג, סילק, פיזר‬

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