dispel vs disperse

dispel and disperse both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dispel	No	No	Yes	No
disperse	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dispel and disperse are synonyms defined as:

dispel and disperse: to cause to separate and go in different directions

Other synonyms of dispel include break up, dissipate, scatter.

dispel (verb)	disperse (verb)
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings	cause to separate
to cause to separate and go in different directions	cause to become widely known
	distribute loosely
	separate (light) into spectral rays
	move away from each other
	to cause to separate and go in different directions