disperse
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
< French dispereser < Latin dispersus, pp. of dispergere (“‘to scatter abroad, disperse’”) < dis- (“‘apart’”) + spargere (“‘to scatter’”); see sparse.
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- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)s
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to disperse (third-person singular simple present disperses, present participle dispersing, simple past and past participle dispersed)
- To scatter abroad so as to drive to different parts; to distribute; to diffuse; to spread; to scatter, so as to cause to vanish; to dissipate; as, to disperse vapors.
[edit] Usage notes
- Do not confuse with the monetary word disburse, despite similarity.
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[edit] External links
- disperse in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- disperse in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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[edit] Adjective
disperse f.
- Feminine plural form of disperso
[edit] Noun
disperse f.
- Plural form of dispersa.
[edit] Verb
disperse
- Third-person singular past historic of disperdere.
- Third-person singular past historic of dispergere.
disperse f.