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verb
- 1. distribute or spread over a wide area: "storms can disperse seeds via high altitudes" Similar Opposite
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"
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Disperse means to cause to break up, spread widely, or vanish. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for disperse and dispersed.
Dispersed means spread across a large area. See how to use this adjective in different contexts, such as Internet technology, food distribution, and urban minorities.
to spread across or move away over a large area, or to make something do this: When the rain came down the crowds started to disperse. Police dispersed the crowd that had gathered. Compare. disseminateformal. More examplesFewer examples. Outside the church, the congregation shook hands with the vicar and began to disperse.
Disperse means to scatter, distribute, or cause to vanish. It can be used as a verb or an adjective. See the origin, usage, and synonyms of disperse and related words.
Dispersed means scattered, separated, or spread through a large area. Find the origin, usage, and examples of the word dispersed, as well as related terms and translations.
Kiosk owners can monitor and update the often widely dispersed machines. The refugees left without anything and ended up dispersed all over the region. Some minorities have become so dispersed through the urban population that they find it difficult to retain their identity. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Definition of disperse verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
