disperse

verb

dis·perse di-ˈspərs How to pronounce disperse (audio)

dispersed; dispersing

transitive verb

: to cause to break up (see break up sense 1a)

police dispersed the crowd

: to cause to become spread widely

disperse the troops

: to cause to evaporate or vanish

sunlight dispersing the mist

: to spread or distribute from a fixed or constant source: such as

archaic : disseminate

disperse the news

physics : to subject to dispersion (see dispersion sense 4)

disperse light

chemistry : to distribute (something, such as fine particles) more or less evenly throughout a medium

intransitive verb

: to break up in random fashion

the crowd dispersed on request

: to become dispersed

the particles dispersed throughout the mixture

: dissipate, vanish

the fog dispersed toward morning

dispersedly

di-ˈspər-səd-lē How to pronounce disperse (audio)

-ˈspərst-lē

adverb

disperser noun

dispersible

di-ˈspər-sə-bəl How to pronounce disperse (audio)

adjective

Example Sentences

Police ordered the crowd to disperse. the crowd dispersed once the show ended

Recent Examples on the Web But as people disperse, residents in neighborhoods that were never affected are locking their doors and shutting down their businesses.

Marina Lopes, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 In addition, the Forest Preserves’ trout lakes will be closed to all fishing from March 28, until sunrise on April 2, to allow the trout to disperse throughout the lakes prior to opening.

Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com, 18 Mar. 2022 The city expects to receive 9,200 kits and probably won’t disperse them until early next week.

Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 28 Dec. 2021 Police refused and fired tear gas to disperse the crowd.

Laetitia Bezain, ajc, 29 Aug. 2022 Officers assigned to the Civil Disturbance Response Team responded to the entertainment district around 1:39 a.m. to disperse a large crowd.

Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 8 Aug. 2022 Police used tear gas to disperse the crowd ahead of an 8 p.m. curfew.

From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 July 2022 Guests trickled out and rejoined the block party, which now included several squad cars and more police officers trying to disperse the crowd.

John Ortved, New York Times, 20 July 2022 Elia was forced to the ground by at least four officers after police had deployed tear gas to disperse a crowd near North Lombard Street, according to the suit.

oregonlive, 20 July 2022 See More

disperse

verb

as in to dissipate

to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole the crowd dispersed once the show ended

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

dissipate
scatter
disappear
dissolve
fade
disassemble
evaporate
disband
divide
diverge
spill
separate
melt
flee
fork
clear
evanesce
break up
branch (out)
go (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

gather
meet
congregate

as in to scatter

to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart the family of the missing woman dispersed searchers to all corners of the national park

Synonyms & Similar Words

scatter
dissipate
disband
dispel
separate
isolate
squander
segregate
spread
diffuse
clear out
disseminate
part
diverge
split (up)
break up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

gather
collect
concentrate
assemble
congregate
cluster
unite
unify
conglomerate
agglutinate
ingather

as in to disband

to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization the campaign staff dispersed almost immediately after the election

Synonyms & Similar Words

disband
dissolve
demobilize
break up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

unite
join
incorporate
consolidate
band
hang together

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of disperse are dispel, dissipate, and scatter. While all these words mean "to cause to separate or break up," disperse implies a wider separation and a complete breaking up of a mass or group.

police dispersed the crowd

Although the words dispel and disperse have much in common, dispel stresses a driving away or getting rid of as if by scattering.

an authoritative statement that dispelled all doubt

The meanings of dissipate and disperse largely overlap; however, dissipate stresses complete disintegration or dissolution and final disappearance.

the fog was dissipated by the morning sun

The words scatter and disperse can be used in similar contexts, but scatter implies a force that drives parts or units irregularly in many directions.

the bowling ball scattered the pins

单词	disperse
释义	disperse verb dis·perse di-ˈspərs dispersed; dispersing transitive verb 1 a : to cause to break up (see break up sense 1a) police dispersed the crowd b : to cause to become spread widely disperse the troops c : to cause to evaporate or vanish sunlight dispersing the mist 2 : to spread or distribute from a fixed or constant source: such as a archaic : disseminate disperse the news b physics : to subject to dispersion (see dispersion sense 4) disperse light c chemistry : to distribute (something, such as fine particles) more or less evenly throughout a medium intransitive verb 1 : to break up in random fashion the crowd dispersed on request 2 a : to become dispersed the particles dispersed throughout the mixture b : dissipate, vanish the fog dispersed toward morning dispersedly di-ˈspər-səd-lē -ˈspərst-lē adverb disperser noun dispersible di-ˈspər-sə-bəl adjective Synonyms disassemble dissipate dissolve scatter See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Police ordered the crowd to disperse. the crowd dispersed once the show ended Recent Examples on the Web But as people disperse, residents in neighborhoods that were never affected are locking their doors and shutting down their businesses. Marina Lopes, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 In addition, the Forest Preserves’ trout lakes will be closed to all fishing from March 28, until sunrise on April 2, to allow the trout to disperse throughout the lakes prior to opening. Paul Eisenberg, chicagotribune.com, 18 Mar. 2022 The city expects to receive 9,200 kits and probably won’t disperse them until early next week. Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 28 Dec. 2021 Police refused and fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. Laetitia Bezain, ajc, 29 Aug. 2022 Officers assigned to the Civil Disturbance Response Team responded to the entertainment district around 1:39 a.m. to disperse a large crowd. Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 8 Aug. 2022 Police used tear gas to disperse the crowd ahead of an 8 p.m. curfew. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 July 2022 Guests trickled out and rejoined the block party, which now included several squad cars and more police officers trying to disperse the crowd. John Ortved, New York Times, 20 July 2022 Elia was forced to the ground by at least four officers after police had deployed tear gas to disperse a crowd near North Lombard Street, according to the suit. oregonlive, 20 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Latin dispersus, past participle of dispergere to scatter, from dis- + spargere to scatter — more at spark First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a Kids Definition disperse verb dis·perse di-ˈspərs dispersed; dispersing : to break up and scatter The clouds dispersed. Medical Definition disperse verb dis·perse dis-ˈpərs dispersed; dispersing transitive verb : to spread or distribute from a fixed or constant source: as a : to subject (as light) to dispersion b : to distribute (as fine particles) more or less evenly throughout a medium intransitive verb : to become dispersed disperse verb 1 as in to dissipate to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole the crowd dispersed once the show ended Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dissipate scatter disappear dissolve fade disassemble evaporate disband divide diverge spill separate melt flee fork clear evanesce break up branch (out) go (away) Antonyms & Near Antonyms gather meet congregate 2 as in to scatter to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart the family of the missing woman dispersed searchers to all corners of the national park Synonyms & Similar Words scatter dissipate disband dispel separate isolate squander segregate spread diffuse clear out disseminate part diverge split (up) break up Antonyms & Near Antonyms gather collect concentrate assemble congregate cluster unite unify conglomerate agglutinate ingather See More 3 as in to disband to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization the campaign staff dispersed almost immediately after the election Synonyms & Similar Words disband dissolve demobilize break up Antonyms & Near Antonyms unite join incorporate consolidate band hang together Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of disperse are dispel, dissipate, and scatter. While all these words mean "to cause to separate or break up," disperse implies a wider separation and a complete breaking up of a mass or group. police dispersed the crowd Although the words dispel and disperse have much in common, dispel stresses a driving away or getting rid of as if by scattering. an authoritative statement that dispelled all doubt The meanings of dissipate and disperse largely overlap; however, dissipate stresses complete disintegration or dissolution and final disappearance. the fog was dissipated by the morning sun The words scatter and disperse can be used in similar contexts, but scatter implies a force that drives parts or units irregularly in many directions. the bowling ball scattered the pins
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