disperse (verb)
1disperse — ► VERB 1) go or distribute in different directions or over a wide area. 2) thin out and eventually disappear. 3) Physics divide (light) into constituents of different wavelengths. DERIVATIVES dispersal noun disperser noun dispersible adjective… …
2disperse — verb ADVERB ▪ quickly, rapidly ▪ widely ▪ The population in this area is very widely dispersed. ▪ evenly, uniformly ▪ …
3disperse — I (disseminate) verb administer, allocate, apportion, assign, bestow in shares, bestrew, cast forth, cast off, circulate, consign, convey, deal, deal out, dispense, dispose, distribute, divide, dole, dole out, give away, give out among a number,… …
4disperse — verb (I, T) 1 if a group of people disperses or is dispersed, they separate and go away in different directions: The police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. 2 if something disperses or is dispersed, it spreads over a wide area: The clouds… …
5disperse — verb 1) the crowd began to disperse police dispersed the demonstrators Syn: break up, split up, disband, scatter, leave, go their separate ways; drive away/off, chase away Ant: assemble 2) the fog fina …
6disperse — verb 1) the crowd began to disperse | police dispersed the demonstrators Syn: break up, split up, disband, scatter, leave, go their separate ways, drive away/off, chase away 2) the fog finally dispersed Syn: dissipate …
7disperse — verb (dispersed; dispersing) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin dispersus, past participle of dispergere to scatter, from dis + spargere to scatter more at spark Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to cause to …
8disperse — verb a) To scatter in different directions b) To break up and disappear; to dissipate See Also: dispersal, dispersible, dispersion …
9disperse */ — UK [dɪˈspɜː(r)s] / US [dɪˈspɜrs] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms disperse : present tense I/you/we/they disperse he/she/it disperses present participle dispersing past tense dispersed past participle dispersed 1) if a crowd of people… …
10disperse — [c]/dəsˈpɜs / (say duhs pers) verb (dispersed, dispersing) –verb (t) 1. to scatter abroad; send or drive off in various directions. 2. to spread; diffuse: the wise disperse knowledge. 3. to dispel; cause to vanish: the fog is dispersed. 4.… …
