drive out vs dispel

drive out and dispel both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drive out	No	No	Yes	No
dispel	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, drive out and dispel are synonyms defined as:

drive out and dispel: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

Other synonyms of drive out include chase away, drive away, drive off, run off, turn back.

drive out (verb)	dispel (verb)
clear out the chest and lungs	force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
force or drive out	to cause to separate and go in different directions
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings