disperse vs dispel

disperse and dispel both are verbs.

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

As verbs, disperse and dispel are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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