Dispel
Pronunciation : Dis*pel"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. dispellere; dis- + pellere to push, drive. See Pulse a beating.]
Definition : Defn: To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish; to clear away; to banish; to dissipate; as, to dispel a cloud, vapors, cares, doubts, illusions. [Satan] gently raised their fainting courage, and dispelled their fears. Milton. I saw myself the lambent easy light Gild the brown horror, and dispel the night. Dryden.
t. [imp. & p. p. Dispelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Dispelling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913