Answer: dispels

AnswerCrossword Clue
DISPELSScatters
DISPELSDrives away
DISPELSClears up, as misconceptions
DISPELSClears away
DISPELSClears up, as rumors
DISPELSBanishes
dispelsDrive (something) away; scatter
dispelsMake (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear
dispelsDISPEL, to drive away and scatter