disperse

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 External links 1.4 Anagrams 2 Italian 2.1 Adjective 2.2 Noun 2.3 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

< French dispereser < Latin dispersus, pp. of dispergere (“‘to scatter abroad, disperse’”) < dis- (“‘apart’”) + spargere (“‘to scatter’”); see sparse.

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)s

[edit] Verb

to disperse (third-person singular simple present disperses, present participle dispersing, simple past and past participle dispersed)

1. 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.

[edit] Related terms

• dispersion

[edit] Translations

[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

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: deeiprss
• despiser
• presides

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

disperse f.

1. Feminine plural form of disperso

[edit] Noun

disperse f.

1. Plural form of dispersa.

[edit] Verb

disperse

1. Third-person singular past historic of disperdere.
2. Third-person singular past historic of dispergere.

disperse f.

1. Plural of disperso