释义
[ dih-spurs ] SHOW IPA
/ dɪˈspɜrs / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), dis·persed, dis·pers·ing. to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
to spread widely; disseminate: to disperse knowledge.
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.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used without object), dis·persed, dis·pers·ing. 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.
adjective Physical Chemistry . noting the dispersed particles in a dispersion.
Origin of disperse First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English dispersen, disparsen (from Middle French disperser, ) from 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
SYNONYMS FOR disperse 2 sow, broadcast.
7 disappear, evanesce.
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synonym study for disperse 1 . See scatter.
OTHER WORDS FROM disperse dis·pers·ed·ly [dih-spur -sid-lee], /dɪˈspɜr sɪd li/, adverb 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
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH disperse disperse , disburseWords nearby disperse dispermy, dispersal, dispersal prison, dispersal zone, dispersant, disperse , disperse dye, disperse phase, disperse system, dispersion, dispersion hardening
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Example sentences from the Web for disperse At about 11 p.m. State Police started flying a helicopter over the scene, ordering the crowds to disperse .
Frat Culture Clashes With Riot Police at Keene, N.H., Pumpkin Festival | Melanie Plenda| October 19, 2014| DAILY BEAST
This is a problem, since no traffic police can identify any of the trucks if they start to disperse once they enter Ukraine.
Putin’s “Humanitarian” Convoy Nears Ukraine, APCs Cross in Secret | Anna Nemtsova| August 14, 2014| DAILY BEAST
When a big cache of weapons is inbound, rival outfits often gang together to disperse the load among their safe houses.
On the Contraband Trail With Libya’s Gun Smugglers | Peter Schwartzstein| June 16, 2014| DAILY BEAST
“Instead of car tires, concrete blocks are placed there now, and nobody intends to disperse ,” the minister said.
Reality Check in Ukraine | Jamie Dettmer| April 27, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The crowd bawls its approval, but begins to disperse after one encore.
Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band | Grover Lewis| March 15, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The English sent fire ships into the Spanish fleet when it was anchored, causing it's ships to disperse in a panic.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. | S. A. Reilly
The police would have been unable to disperse the mob without the assistance of the citizens.
Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877 | Various
Once more, too, it was demonstrated how powerless the best artillery is to disperse resolute and well-placed riflemen.
The Great Boer War | Arthur Conan Doyle
They then immediately break it down, and disperse in different directions.
Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign | John Ashton
But the "Rump" had enjoyed its two years of power, and had no wish to disperse .
A History of England | Charles Oman
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British Dictionary definitions for disperse 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
SEE MORE SEE LESS adjective of or consisting of the particles in a colloid or suspension disperse phase
Derived forms of disperse dispersedly (dɪˈspɜːsɪdlɪ ), adverb disperser , noun Word Origin for disperse C14: from Latin dispērsus scattered, from dispergere to scatter widely, from di- ² + spargere to strew
undefined disperse See disburse
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Words related to disperse break up, dispel, separate, dissolve, diffuse, dislodge, spray, spread, dissipate, disband, discharge, vanish, scatter, disappear, circulate, shed, dismiss, deal, eject, disseminate
Medical definitions for disperse v. To cause to separate and move in different directions; scatter.
To cause to vanish or disappear.
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