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   Dis·perse

   /dəˈspərs/

   

   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 or to different destinations: "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"
   • ▪ distribute (small particles) uniformly in a medium.

   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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   The meaning of DISPERSE is to cause to break up. How to use disperse in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Disperse.

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   1. verb. When something disperses or when you disperse it, it spreads over a wide area. The oil appeared to be dispersing. [VERB] The intense currents disperse the sewage. [VERB noun] Because the town sits in a valley, air pollution is not easily dispersed. [VERB noun] Synonyms: scatter, spread, distribute, circulate More Synonyms of disperse.

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   DISPERSE meaning: 1. to spread across or move away over a large area, or to make something do this: 2. to spread…. Learn more.

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   DISPERSE definition: 1. to spread across or move away over a large area, or to make something do this: 2. to spread…. Learn more.

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

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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.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondisperse verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   [transitive, intransitive] disperse (something) to spread or to make something spread over a wide area synonym scatter. The seeds are dispersed by the wind.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDISPERSE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   DISPERSE definition: to separate and go in different directions, or to make something do this: . Learn more.

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    1. 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.

11. www.yourdictionary.com › disperseDisperse Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    To break up and scatter in all directions; spread about; distribute widely. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To dispel (mist, etc.) Webster's New World. To cause to attenuate and disappear. The sun dispersed the fog. American Heritage. Similar definitions. To break up and move in different directions; scatter. Webster's New World.