Definition of disperse

verb (v)

• distribute loosely (verb.contact)

  Synonym: dot, dust, scatter, sprinkle
  

  source: wordnet30
• to cause to separate and go in different directions (verb.motion)

  Synonym: break up, dispel, dissipate, scatter
  

  source: wordnet30
• cause to separate (verb.change)

  Synonym: break up, scatter
  

  Example:
  Disperse particles.
  

  source: wordnet30
• move away from each other (verb.motion)

  Synonym: dissipate, scatter, spread out
  

  Example:
  The crowds dispersed.
  

  source: wordnet30
• separate (light) into spectral rays (verb.contact)

  Example:
  The prosm disperses light.
  

  source: wordnet30
• cause to become widely known (verb.communication)

  Synonym: broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread
  

  source: wordnet30
• To scatter abroad; to drive to different parts; to distribute; to diffuse; to spread; as, the Jews are dispersed among all nations. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To separate; to go or move into different parts; to vanish; as, the company dispersed at ten o'clock; the clouds disperse. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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