disperse

dis-perse · verb

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Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To distribute or spread over a wide area.

  2. 2.

    To cause a group to break up and go in different directions.

  3. 3.

    To go in different directions; to scatter.

  4. 4.

    (Physics) To separate light into its component colors.

Related words

Antonyms: assemble, collect, concentrate, gather
See also: distribute, scatter, spread
Synonyms: dissipate, distribute, scatter, spread

Etymology

From Latin dispergere meaning "to scatter," from dis- meaning "apart" and spargere meaning "to scatter, sprinkle." First recorded in English in the 15th century.