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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 definition: 1. to spread across or move away over a large area, or to make something do this: 2. to spread…. Learn more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English di‧sperse /dɪˈspɜːs $ -ɜːrs/ verb [intransitive, transitive] 1 if a group of people disperse or are dispersed, they go away in different directions Police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. 2 if something disperses or is dispersed, it spreads in different directions over a wide area The ...
adjective. uk / dɪˈspɜːst / us / dɪˈspɝːst / Add to word list. spread across a large area: Internet technology allows us to work from anywhere and collaborate with geographically dispersed team members. It will be much harder to distribute food and clean water to dispersed communities. Fewer examples.
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. disseminate formal. Fewer examples. Outside the church, the congregation shook hands with the vicar and began to disperse.
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.
Definition of disperse verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The meaning of DISPERSE is to cause to break up. How to use disperse in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Disperse.
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.
[intransitive, transitive] to move apart and go away in different directions; to make someone or something do this The fog began to disperse. The crowd dispersed quickly. disperse somebody/something Police dispersed the protesters with tear gas. Join us.
Disperse definition: to drive or send off in various directions; scatter. See examples of DISPERSE used in a sentence.
