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   disperse

   /dɪˈspəːs/

   verb

   • 1. distribute or spread over a wide area: "storms can disperse seeds via high altitudes" Similar scatterdisseminatedistributespreadbroadcastdiffusestrewsowsprinklepepperliterary:bestrewbesprinkleOpposite gather
   • ▪ go or cause to go in different directions: "the crowd dispersed" Similar break upsplit updisbandseparatescatterleavego their separate waysgo in different directionsdispeldrive awaydrive offchase awayput to flightbanishget rid ofrare:disuniteOpposite assemble
   • ▪ (with reference to gas, smoke, mist, or cloud) thin out or cause to thin out and disappear: "the earlier mist had dispersed" Similar dissipatebe dispelledthin outdissolvemelt awayfade awayvanishdisappearclearliftrise
   • ▪ divide (light) into constituents of different wavelengths: "the ability of a material to disperse light by refraction"

   adjective

   • 1. denoting a phase dispersed in another phase, as in a colloid: "emulsions should be examined after storage for droplet size of the disperse phase"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin dispers- ‘scattered’, from the verb dispergere, from dis- ‘widely’ + spargere ‘scatter, strew’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. disperser noun
   • 2. dispersible adjective
   • 3. dispersive adjective

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISPERSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Disperse means to spread across or move away over a large area, or to make something do this. See how to use disperse in sentences, synonyms, antonyms, and translations in different languages.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › disperseDisperse Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Disperse means to cause to break up, spread widely, or vanish. See synonyms, examples, word history, and usage of disperse in different contexts.

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5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › disperseDisperse - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Disperse is to spread out people or things, making them move in different directions. Imagine yourself standing on a basketball court holding a cup packed tight with marbles. If you turn it over, the marbles will disperse across the floor, moving away from you in all directions.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISPERSE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Disperse means to spread across or move away over a large area, or to make something do this. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see examples and compare with disseminate, and find translations in other languages.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISPERSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Disperse means to spread over a wide area, to break up a group of people or to separate particles. Learn more about the word origin, usage, pronunciation and related terms of disperse.

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   Disperse definition: to drive or send off in various directions; scatter. See examples of DISPERSE used in a sentence.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › disperseDisperse - definition of disperse by The Free Dictionary

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   a. To drive off or scatter in different directions: The police dispersed the crowd. See Synonyms at scatter. b. To strew or distribute widely: The airplane dispersed the leaflets over the city. 2. To cause to attenuate and disappear: The sun dispersed the fog. 3. a. To separate (light) into spectral rays. b.