dis|perse

dis|perse
dis|perse «dihs PURS», verb, -persed, -pers|ing, adjective.
–v.t.
1. to send or drive off in different directions; scatter: »

The police dispersed the rioters.

SYNONYM(S): See syn. under scatter. (Cf. ↑scatter)
2. to distribute; circulate: »

Children went through the crowd dispersing handbills.

SYNONYM(S): disseminate.
3. to cause to disappear; dispel; dissipate: »

The swelling on his arm was dispersed by cold compresses.

4. Optics. to divide (white light) into rays of different colors.
5. Chemistry. to scatter (the particles of a colloid) throughout another substance or a mixture.
–v.i.
1. to spread in different directions; scatter: »

The crowd dispersed when it began raining.

SYNONYM(S): See syn. under scatter. (Cf. ↑scatter)
2. to disappear; be dispelled: »

The chill night air dispersed with the dawn.

–adj.
dispersed.
╂[< Middle French disperser < Latin dispergere < dis- apart + spargere scatter]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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