dispel vs scatter

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. 

scatter

verb
  • To be dispersed upon. 

  • To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse. 

  • Of a pitcher: to keep down the number of hits or walks. 

  • To deflect (radiation or particles). 

  • To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals. 

  • To distribute loosely as by sprinkling. 

  • To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow. 

noun
  • The act of scattering or dispersing. 

  • A collection of dispersed objects. 

How often have the words dispel and scatter occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )