dispel

/di-ˈspel/

Middle English, from Latin dispellere, from dis- + pellere to drive, beat

verb

  1. to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate

dispel a rumor

scatter disperse dissipate dispel mean to cause to separate or break up. scatter implies a force that drives parts or units irregularly in many directions. disperse implies a wider separation and a complete breaking up of a mass or group.