disperse
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See also dispersé
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French disperser, from Latin dispersus, past participle of dispergere (“to scatter abroad, disperse”), from dis- (“apart”) + spargere (“to scatter”); see sparse.
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
disperse (third-person singular simple present disperses, present participle dispersing, simple past and past participle dispersed)
- (transitive, intransitive) To scatter in different directions
- (transitive, intransitive) To break up and disappear; to dissipate
- (transitive, intransitive) To disseminate
- (physics, transitive, intransitive) To separate rays of light etc. according to wavelength; to refract
- (transitive, intransitive) To distribute throughout
Usage notes [edit]
- Do not confuse with the monetary word disburse, despite similarity.
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
to scatter
to dissipate
to disseminate
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to refract
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to distribute
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Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Verb [edit]
disperse
- first-person singular present indicative of disperser
- third-person singular present indicative of disperser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of disperser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of disperser
- second-person singular imperative of disperser
Anagrams [edit]
Italian [edit]
Adjective [edit]
disperse f
- Feminine plural form of disperso
Noun [edit]
disperse f
- Plural form of dispersa
Verb [edit]
disperse
- third-person singular past historic of disperdere
- third-person singular past historic of dispergere
disperse f
Anagrams [edit]
Latin [edit]
Participle [edit]
disperse
- vocative masculine singular of dispersus
Spanish [edit]
Verb [edit]
disperse (infinitive dispersar)
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of dispersar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of dispersar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of dispersar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of dispersar.
Portuguese [edit]
Verb [edit]
disperse
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