disperse
Use Disperse in a sentence
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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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
They're small enough that they disperse into the ocean, where they stay suspended.
Unlike greenhouse gases, which quickly disperse in the atmosphere, soot congregates above and downwind of its sources.
Every so often, the chimp would pick up a stone and chuck it toward the crowd, causing it to disperse.
Just before serving, pile the potatoes into a bowl and season with salt, tossing to disperse the seasoning.
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