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disperse

/ disperse /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
move away from each other
"The crowds dispersed"
"The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";"
Type of:
separate part split
Kinds of:
aerosolize aerosolise break volley
Derived:
scatter spread scattering strewing dissipation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
to cause to separate and go in different directions
"She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
Type of:
separate divide
Kinds of:
disband
Derived:
scatter spread scattering strewing dispersion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 3
cause to separate
"break up kidney stones"
"disperse particles"
Type of:
change integrity
Kinds of:
backscatter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
distribute loosely
"He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
Type of:
discharge
Kinds of:
spray spatter splatter plash splash
Derived:
dust scattering sprinkling scatter strewing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
cause to become widely known
"spread information"
"circulate a rumor"
"broadcast the news"
Type of:
publicize publicise air
Kinds of:
sow sough popularize popularise vulgarize
Derived:
dispersion dispersal dissemination diffusion spread
Verb group:
go around spread circulate
Causes:
go around spread circulate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
51%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
52
Times Searched
2
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separate part split aerosolize aerosolise break volley divide disband change integrity backscatter discharge