To dispel is to get rid of something that's bothering or threatening you, regardless of whether that's warts, worries, or wild dogs.
To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish; to clear away; to banish; to dissipate;
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"
Verb
to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
v. t.
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.
Dispel
[Satan] gently raised their fainting courage, and dispelled their fears.
I saw myself the lambent easy light Gild the brown horror, and dispel the night.
To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish; to clear away; to banish; to dissipate;
Usage Examples
Faith and doubt cannot exist in the same mind at the same time, for one will dispel the other.
We should face reality and our past mistakes in an honest, adult way. Boasting of glory does not make glory, and singing in the dark does not dispel fear.
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Other Usage ExamplesIn addition to removing our democratically elected government, Israel wants to sow dissent among Palestinians by claiming that there is a serious leadership rivalry among us. I am compelled to dispel this notion definitively.
It's so sad: anything that has to do with God, people want to dispel.