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disperse
[ dih-spurs ]
verb (used with object)
- to drive or send off in various directions; scatter:
to disperse a crowd.
Antonyms: ,
- to spread widely; disseminate:
to disperse knowledge.
Synonyms: ,
- to dispel; cause to vanish:
The wind dispersed the fog.
- Physical Chemistry. to cause (particles) to separate uniformly throughout a solid, liquid, or gas.
- Optics. to subject (light) to dispersion.
verb (used without object)
- to separate and move apart in different directions without order or regularity; become scattered:
The crowd dispersed.
- to be dispelled; be scattered out of sight; vanish:
The smoke dispersed into the sky.
Synonyms: ,
adjective
- Physical Chemistry. noting the dispersed particles in a dispersion.
disperse
/ dɪˈspɜːsɪdlɪ; dɪˈspɜːs /
verb
- to scatter; distribute over a wide area
- to dissipate or cause to dissipate
- to leave or cause to leave a gathering, often in a random manner
- to separate or be separated by dispersion
- tr to diffuse or spread (news, information, etc)
- to separate (particles) throughout a solid, liquid, or gas, as in the formation of a suspension or colloid
adjective
- of or consisting of the particles in a colloid or suspension
disperse phase
Usage
Derived Forms
- 徱ˈ, noun
- dispersedly, adverb
Other Word Forms
- 徱·Ļ· [dih-, spur, -sid-lee], adverb
- 徱·İ noun
- 徱·i·i·ٲ noun
- 徱·i· adjective
- d· verb (used with object) predispersed predispersing
- d· verb redispersed redispersing
- ܲd· adjective
- ܲd·iԲ adjective
- ɱ-徱· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of disperse1
Word History and Origins
Origin of disperse1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“I’m so happy to be back and be here,” Baffert said after the crowd had dispersed and all that was left were two reporters.
Mike Long, a spokesperson for the union, said 14 members were arrested for refusing to disperse at a march after the rally, a tactic, he said, meant to underscore the severity of the situation.
The artists will be dispersed throughout the 110,000 square feet of gallery space, and the building itself will become an integral part of the acoustic experience, the museum said.
The mountain ranges restrict airflow and prevent pollution from dispersing.
Charges against them include taking part in illegal protests following a crackdown on public gatherings and failing to disperse despite warnings.
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