Dis‐pel″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Dispelled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Dispelling.] [L. dispellere; dis- + pellere to push, drive. See Pulse a beating.] 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.
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.