1. driving away or causing to disappear (doubts, fears, myths, etc.)
Usage: present participle of ‘dispel’

Examples

• The teacher focused on dispelling common myths about science.
• Her confident smile was effective in dispelling his nervousness.
• The new evidence is dispelling doubts about the theory.
• The sunrise began dispelling the morning fog.
• He spent time dispelling rumors about the company.
• The counselor worked on dispelling the student’s fears about college.