DISPEL

(verb) 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"
synonyms : chase away , drive away , drive off , drive out , run off , turn back
This report should dispel any doubts you have about the plan. -added by nithi
(verb) to cause to separate and go in different directions
"She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
synonyms : break up , disperse , dissipate , scatter
one's sympathy is eventually dissipated -added by nithi

Mnemonics for dispel

(Tag: ) spel is close to spill...which means to scatter.
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(Tag: ) Agarkar's spel was so bad that his every ball was drived away by batsman and vanished into the crowd
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(Tag: english) di-SPEL.. concentrate on SPEL... we some SPELL and make sth. vanished!! so dispel is 'to cause sth to vanish'
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