disperse

IPA: dɪspˈɝs

verb

  • (transitive, intransitive) To scatter in different directions.
  • (transitive, intransitive) To break up and disappear; to dissipate.
  • (transitive, intransitive) To disseminate.
  • (physics, transitive, intransitive) To separate rays of light, etc., according to wavelength; to refract.
  • (transitive, intransitive) To distribute throughout.

adjective

  • Scattered or spread out.
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Examples of "disperse" in Sentences

  • The rally was dispersed by the police.
  • The police arrive and the crowd disperses.
  • The court was adjourned and the crowd dispersed.
  • The police dispersed the extremist demonstration.
  • The prayers of the Daimoku are to disperse this gloom.

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