Disperse (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 2
Separate (light) into spectral rays; "the prism disperses light".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Meaning 3
Cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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- Broadcast
- Circularize
- Circularise
- Propagate
- Circulate
- Disseminate
- Spread
- Pass Around
- Distribute
- Diffuse
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Meaning 4
Move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 5
To cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 6
Distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.