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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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   What does disperse mean?

   • 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. Another word for this is scatter.

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   What is the difference between disperse and scatter?

   • scatter implies a force that drives parts or units irregularly in many directions. disperse implies a wider separation and a complete breaking up of a mass or group. dissipate stresses complete disintegration or dissolution and final disappearance. dispel stresses a driving away or getting rid of as if by scattering.

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   What does dissipar mean?

   • dissipar, dissipar-se, dispersar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! DISPERSE definition: 1. to spread across or move away over a large area, or to make something do this: 2. to spread….

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   What does a group of people disperse mean?

   • When a group of people disperses or when someone disperses them, the group splits up and the people leave in different directions. Police fired shots and used teargas to disperse the demonstrators. [VERB noun] The crowd dispersed peacefully after prayers. [VERB] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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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, with synonyms, antonyms, and translations.

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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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   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.

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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.

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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 means to scatter, distribute, or cause to vanish. It can also refer to the particles in a colloid or suspension. See synonyms, antonyms, examples, and word history of disperse.

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    verb. /dɪˈspɜːs/ /dɪˈspɜːrs/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to move apart and go away in different directions; to make somebody/something do this. The fog began to disperse. The crowd dispersed quickly. disperse somebody/something Police dispersed the protesters with tear gas. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.