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disperse Definition and Meaning in English (disperse definition)

verb
Synonyms:scatterspreaddiffuse
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Disperse definition: To distribute or spread over a wide area, or to cause to go in different directions.

Definitions of Disperse

  1. 1verb

    To distribute or spread over a wide area, or to cause to go in different directions.

  2. 2verb

    To break up and go in different directions, often referring to a crowd or group of people.

Example Sentences

formal

“The police used tear gas to disperse the crowd.”

casual

“The seeds are dispersed by the wind.”

casual

“The clouds began to disperse, revealing the blue sky.”

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Inflected Word Forms

past tensedispersed
present participledispersing
noundispersion
noundispersal
adjectivedispersive

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Disperse definition: To distribute or spread over a wide area, or to cause to go in different directions.
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