Disperse Meaning

There are 6 meaning(s) for word Disperse

Meaning 1 : move away from each other

    Example : The crowds dispersed

    Synonyms : dissipate,  scatter,  spread out
Meaning 2 : to cause to separate and go in different directions

    Synonyms : break up,  dispel,  dissipate,  scatter
Meaning 3 : cause to become widely known

    Synonyms : broadcast,  circularise,  circularize,  circulate,  diffuse,  disseminate,  distribute,  pass around,  propagate,  spread
Meaning 4 : cause to separate

    Example : disperse particles

    Synonyms : break up,  scatter
Meaning 5 : distribute loosely

    Synonyms : dot,  dust,  scatter,  sprinkle
Meaning 6 : separate (light) into spectral rays

    Example : the prism disperses light


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