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verb (used with object)
1.
to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
2.
to spread widely; disseminate: to disperse knowledge.
3.
to dispel; cause to vanish: The wind dispersed the fog.
4.
Physical Chemistry. to cause (particles) to separate uniformly throughout a solid, liquid, or gas.
5.
Optics. to subject (light) to dispersion.
verb (used without object)
6.
to separate and move apart in different directions without order or regularity; become scattered: The crowd dispersed.
7.
to be dispelled; be scattered out of sight; vanish: The smoke dispersed into the sky.
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adjective
8.
Physical Chemistry. noting the dispersed particles in a dispersion.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English dispersen, disparsen (< Middle French disperser) < Latin dispersus (past participle of dispergere), equivalent to di- di-2 + -sper(g)- scatter (stem of -spergere, combining form of spargere to scatter, strew) + -sus past participle suffix
1350–1400; Middle English dispersen, disparsen (< Middle French disperser) < Latin dispersus (past participle of dispergere), equivalent to di- di-2 + -sper(g)- scatter (stem of -spergere, combining form of spargere to scatter, strew) + -sus past participle suffix
Related forms
sɪd dis·pers·er, noun
dis·pers·i·bil·i·ty, noun
dis·pers·i·ble, adjective
pre·dis·perse, verb (used with object), pre·dis·persed, pre·dis·pers·ing.
re·dis·perse, verb, re·dis·persed, re·dis·pers·ing.
un·dis·persed, adjective
un·dis·pers·ing, adjective
well-dis·persed, adjective
Antonyms
1. combine, collect.
1. combine, collect.
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disperse (dɪˈspɜːs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to scatter; distribute over a wide area |
| 2. | to dissipate or cause to dissipate |
| 3. | to leave or cause to leave a gathering, often in a random manner |
| 4. | to separate or be separated by dispersion |
| 5. | (tr) to diffuse or spread (news, information, etc) |
| 6. | to separate (particles) throughout a solid, liquid, or gas, as in the formation of a suspension or colloid |
| —adj | |
| 7. | of or consisting of the particles in a colloid or suspension: disperse phase |
| [C14: from Latin dispērsus scattered, from dispergere to scatter widely, from | |
| dispersedly | |
| —adv | |
| dis'perser | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
disperse
mid-15c., from M.Fr. disperser "scatter," from L. dispersus, pp. of dispergere "to scatter," from dis- "apart, in every direction" + spargere "to scatter" (see sparse). The L. word is glossed in O.E. by tostregdan. Related: Dispersed; dispersing.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
disperse dis·perse (dĭ-spûrs')
v. dis·persed, dis·pers·ing, dis·pers·es
To cause to separate and move in different directions; scatter.
To cause to vanish or disappear.
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Example sentences
Year-round: open habitats with dispersed trees, from agricultural to urban.
If the dollar goal isn't met, the project's funds aren't collected and dispersed.
Now a global company means a company composed of teams that are themselves dispersed.
And the dispersed oil has not exactly gone: it simply has a better chance of biodegrading, and less chance of coming ashore.
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