dispel vs disperse

dispel

verb
  • To drive away or cause to vanish by scattering. 

  • To remove (fears, doubts, objections etc.) by proving them unjustified. 

noun
  • An act or instance of dispelling. 

disperse

verb
  • To break up and disappear; to dissipate. 

  • To scatter in different directions. 

  • To disseminate. 

  • To separate rays of light, etc., according to wavelength; to refract. 

  • To distribute throughout. 

adj
  • Scattered or spread out. 

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