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disperse

(dɪspɜːʳs)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense disperses, present participle dispersing, past tense, past participle dispersed
1. verb
When something disperses or when you disperse it, it spreads over a wide area.
The oil appeared to be dispersing. [VERB]
The intense currents disperse the sewage. [VERB noun]
Because the town sits in a valley, air pollution is not easily dispersed. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: scatter, spread, distribute, circulate More Synonyms of disperse
2. verb
When a group of people disperses or when someone disperses them, the group splits up and the people leave in different directions.
Police fired shots and used teargas to disperse the demonstrators. [VERB noun]
The crowd dispersed peacefully after prayers. [VERB]
Synonyms: break up, separate, dismiss, disappear More Synonyms of disperse
More Synonyms of disperse

disperse in British English

(dɪˈspɜːs)
verb
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. (transitive)
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
adjective
7. 
of or consisting of the particles in a colloid or suspension
disperse phase
▶ USAGE See note at disburse
Derived forms
dispersedly (dɪˈspɜːsɪdlɪ)
adverb
disperser (disˈperser)
noun
Word origin
C14: from Latin dispērsus scattered, from dispergere to scatter widely, from di-2 + spargere to strew

disperse in American English

(dɪˈspɜrs)
verb transitiveWord forms: disˈpersed or disˈpersing
1. 
to break up and scatter in all directions; spread about; distribute widely
2. 
to dispel (mist, etc.)
3. 
to break up (light) into its component colored rays
verb intransitive
4. 
to break up and move in different directions; scatter
SIMILAR WORDS:  ˈscatter
Derived forms
disperser (disˈperser)
noun
dispersible (disˈpersible)
adjective
Word origin
ME dispersen < L dispersus, pp. of dispergere, to scatter abroad < dis-, out + spargere, to scatter, strew: see spark1

Examples of 'disperse' in a sentence
disperse

Police fired tear gas to disperse doctors protesting about salaries.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Riot police used pepper spray to disperse a small group of protesters.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Police sprayed chemicals to disperse the crowd, and two officers were injured.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Cops were pelted with bottles trying to disperse 4,000 people at the fight in warm weather in July.
The Sun (2016)
But the issues the group highlighted will not be so easily dispersed.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
These are gradually dispersed and digested by bacteria over weeks or months.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But police arrived to disperse the demonstration before they were able to do it.
The Sun (2010)
The little crowd dispersed in a moment.
Paul Preston DOVES OF WAR: Four Women of Spain (2002)
 Police who dispersed the crowds are considering whether to bring charges.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Three people were shot and injured as security forces fired into the air to disperse them.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The group of rioters dispersed only when armed police finally arrived.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The crowds dispersed peacefully when they were denied a meeting with the ambassador.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
 Police dispersed the crowd and said no offences were reported.
The Sun (2012)
Much of the country was paralysed yesterday as police tried to disperse demonstrators before they could form into columns.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
When the two sides clashed, riot police tried to disperse them with teargas.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
By exposing more of their surface area, it allows their body heat to disperse in the air.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The diehards can disperse now.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Cops dispersed the rival groups.
The Sun (2011)
The crowd, still angry, gradually dispersed.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The shells disperse hundreds of pieces of felt soaked in the incendiary chemical, which continues to burn for as long as it is exposed to oxygen.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
So vicious has been the squeeze that as many as a third of family dairy farmers have now quit, dispersed their herds and sold their farms.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
 People and objects disperse.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
 Now they are dispersed.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The allocation formula in England takes no account of the extra costs of providing services in widely dispersed areas, the team says.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)

In other languages
disperse

British English: disperse VERB
When something disperses or when you disperse it, it spreads over a wide area.
The oil appeared to be dispersing.
  • American English: disperse
  • Brazilian Portuguese: dispersar
  • Chinese: 扩散
  • European Spanish: dispersar
  • French: se disperser
  • German: verstreuen
  • Italian: disperdere
  • Japanese: 散らす/散る
  • Korean: 분산되다
  • European Portuguese: dispersar
  • Latin American Spanish: dispersar

Chinese translation of 'disperse'

disperse

(dɪsˈpəːs)

vt

  1. [smoke, leaflets, crowd] 驱(驅)散 (qūsàn)

vi

  1. [oil, smoke, fog, cloud] 散去 (sànqù)
  2. [crowd] 散开(開) (sànkāi)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to scatter over a wide area
The rest of our equipment was now dispersed over the lake.
Synonyms
scatter
He began by scattering seed and putting in plants.
spread
Someone has been spreading rumours about us.
distribute
Break the exhibition up and distribute it around existing museums.
circulate
Public employees are circulating a petition calling for his reinstatement.
strew
By the end, bodies were strewn all around the headquarters building.
diffuse
Our aim is to diffuse new ideas obtained from elsewhere.
dissipate
disseminate
The press plays a critical part in disseminating news and information.
throw about
2 (verb) 
Definition
to leave or cause to leave a gathering
The crowd dispersed peacefully.
Synonyms
break up
separate
Let's separate into smaller groups.
dismiss
Two more witnesses were called, heard and dismissed.
disappear
send off
vanish
scatter
After dinner, everyone scattered.
dissolve
The King agreed to dissolve the present commission.
rout
dispel
He will hope to dispel their fears.
disband
All the armed groups will be disbanded.
part company
demobilize
It is unlikely that the rebel bands will demobilize.
go (their) separate ways
Opposites
collect
,
gather
,
pool
,
concentrate
,
assemble
,
muster
,
convene
,
amass
,
congregate
3 (verb) 
Definition
to leave or cause to leave a gathering
The fog dispersed and I became aware of the sun.
Synonyms
dissolve
His new-found optimism dissolved.
disappear
The immediate threat has disappeared.
vanish
The aircraft vanished without trace.
evaporate
Moisture is drawn to the surface of the fabric so that it evaporates.
break up
The crowd broke up reluctantly.
dissipate
The tension in the room had dissipated.
melt away
evanesce (formal)
see disburse

Additional synonyms

in the sense of circulate
Definition
to send, go, or pass from place to place or person to person
Public employees are circulating a petition calling for his reinstatement.
Synonyms
spread,
issue,
publish,
broadcast,
distribute,
diffuse,
publicize,
propagate,
disseminate,
promulgate,
make known
in the sense of demobilize
It is unlikely that the rebel bands will demobilize.
Synonyms
disband,
separate,
break up,
scatter,
disperse,
part company,
demob (British, informal),
go (their) separate ways
in the sense of diffuse
Definition
to spread over a wide area
Our aim is to diffuse new ideas obtained from elsewhere.
Synonyms
spread,
distribute,
scatter,
circulate,
disperse,
dispense,
dispel,
dissipate,
propagate,
disseminate

Synonyms of 'disperse'

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