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disperse
scatter; dissipate; spray; dispel
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dis·perse
(dĭ-spûrs′)v. dis·persed, dis·pers·ing, dis·pers·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To drive off or scatter in different directions: The police dispersed the crowd. See Synonyms at scatter.
b. To strew or distribute widely: The airplane dispersed the leaflets over the city.
2. To cause to attenuate and disappear: The sun dispersed the fog.
3.
a. To separate (light) into spectral rays.
b. To distribute (particles) evenly throughout a medium.
v.intr.
1. To separate and move in different directions; scatter: The crowd dispersed once the concert ended.
2. To attenuate and vanish; dissipate: The storm clouds had dispersed by noon.
[Middle English dispersen, from Old French disperser, from Latin dispergere, dispers-, to disperse : dis-, apart; see dis- + spargere, to scatter.]
dis·pers′ed·ly (-spûr′sĭd-lē) adv.
dis·pers′er n.
dis·pers′i·ble adj.
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disperse
(dɪˈspɜːs)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. (Communications & Information) (tr) to diffuse or spread (news, information, etc)
6. (Chemistry) to separate (particles) throughout a solid, liquid, or gas, as in the formation of a suspension or colloid
adj
(Chemistry) of or consisting of the particles in a colloid or suspension: disperse phase.
[C14: from Latin dispērsus scattered, from dispergere to scatter widely, from di-2 + spargere to strew]
dispersedly adv
disˈperser n
Usage: See at disburse
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dis•perse
(dɪˈspɜrs)v. -persed, -pers•ing. v.t.
1. to drive or send off in various directions; scatter.
2. to spread widely; disseminate.
3. to dispel; cause to vanish: The wind dispersed the fog.
4. to cause (particles) to separate uniformly throughout a solid, liquid, or gas.
5. to subject (light) to dispersion.
v.i. 6. to separate and move apart in different directions without order or regularity; become scattered.
7. to be dispelled; vanish.
[1350–1400; < Latin dispersus, past participle of dispergere=di- di-2 + -spergere, derivative of spargere to scatter, strew]
dis•pers′ed•ly, adv.
dis•pers′er, n.
dis•pers′i•ble, adj.
syn: See scatter.
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disperse
Past participle: dispersed
Gerund: dispersing
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| Verb | 1. | disperse - distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" spray - scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall" spray - be discharged in sprays of liquid; "Water sprayed all over the floor" spatter, splatter, plash, swash, splash, splosh - dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water" splash, sprinkle, splosh - cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; "She splashed the water around her" discharge - pour forth or release; "discharge liquids" bespangle - dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects aerosolize, aerosolise - disperse as an aerosol; "The bacteria suspension was aerosolized" |
| 2. | disperse - to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds" disband - cause to break up or cease to function; "the principal disbanded the political student organization" | |
| 3. | disperse - cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles" change integrity - change in physical make-up backscatter - scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes | |
| 4. | disperse - move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"; aerosolise, aerosolize - become dispersed as an aerosol; "the bacteria quickly aerosolised" break - scatter or part; "The clouds broke after the heavy downpour" volley - be dispersed in a volley; "gun shots volleyed at the attackers" | |
| 5. | disperse - separate (light) into spectral rays; "the prosm disperses light" separate - divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" | |
| 6. | disperse - cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" disseminate, pass around, circulate, diffuse, broadcast, circularise, circularize, spread, propagate, distribute podcast - distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer sow - introduce into an environment; "sow suspicion or beliefs" circulate, go around, spread - become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office" popularise, popularize, vulgarise, vulgarize, generalise, generalize - cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use; "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors" |
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disperse
verb
1. scatter, spread, distribute, circulate, strew, diffuse, dissipate, disseminate, throw about Intense currents disperse the sewage.
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disperse
verb2. To pass (something) out:
3. To extend over a wide area:
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Translations
يُبَدِّد، يُشَتِّتيَخْتَفي، يَتَفَرَّقيُوَزِّع، يَنْشُر
rozejít serozprchnoutrozptýlitrozšířitroztrousit
sprede
szóródik
dreifatvístrast
išnešiotiišsiskirstymasišsiskirstytiišsisklaidymasišskirstymas
izkaisītizklīdinātizkliedētizklīstizplatīt
razpršiti se
dağılmakdağıtmakyay mak
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
disperse
[dɪˈspɜːrs] vi
[crowd, demonstrators] → se disperser
[+ seeds] → se disperser
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
disperse
vt (= scatter widely) → verstreuen; (Bot) seed → verteilen; (= dispel) crowd, mist → zerstreuen, auflösen; oil slick → auflösen; (Opt) light → streuen; (Chem) particles → dispergieren; (fig) knowledge etc → verbreiten
vi → sich zerstreuen or auflösen; (oil slick) → sich auflösen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
disperse
[dɪsˈpɜːs]1. vt (crowd, demonstrators, oil slick) → disperdere
2. vi (crowd) → disperdersi; (mist) → dissiparsi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
disperse
(diˈspəːs) verb1. to (cause to) scatter in all directions. Some seeds are dispersed by the wind.
2. to (cause to) spread (news etc). Information is dispersed by volunteers who distribute leaflets.
3. to (cause to) vanish. By this time the crowd had dispersed.
diˈspersal nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
dis·perse
vt. dispersar, disipar.
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