dispel

Verbs

(v) 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
chase away, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back,
(v) to cause to separate and go in different directions
- She waved her hand and scattered the crowds
break up, dissipate, scatter, disperse,

Synonyms

chase away drive away drive off drive out run off turn back break up dissipate scatter disperse

Words of close approximity