dispel
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(verb) to cause to separate and go in different directions, of crowds, for example; "She waved her hand and scattered the crows." |
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Synonyms: break up, disperse, dissipate, scatter |
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Related Words: disband, divide, separate |
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(verb) force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars'; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts" |
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Synonyms: chase away, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back |
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Related Words: banish, displace, fire, frighten, move, shoo, shoo away, shoo off |
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