run off vs dispel

run off and dispel both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
run off	No	No	Yes	No
dispel	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, run off and dispel are synonyms defined as:

run off and dispel: force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

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

run off (verb)	dispel (verb)
decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff	force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
reproduce by xerography	to cause to separate and go in different directions
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
run away secretly with one's beloved
run off as waste