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disperse definition

dis·perse (di spʉrs′)

transitive verb dispersed -·persed′, dispersing -·pers′·ing

  1. to break up and scatter in all directions; spread about; distribute widely
  2. to dispel (mist, etc.)
  3. to break up (light) into its component colored rays

Etymology: ME dispersen < L dispersus, pp. of dispergere, to scatter abroad < dis-, out + spargere, to scatter, strew: see spark

intransitive verb

to break up and move in different directions; scatter

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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