dispel

/dih-SPEL/verb

to make a doubt or feeling disappear; to drive away

A quick demo dispelled the room's skepticism.
Synonyms
banish, dismiss, scatter
Antonyms
create, instill
Memory hook
dis + pellere (drive): drive the fog away.

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