Definitions of disperse [ɪˈspɜrs]

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Definition of 'disperse'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) disperse
to drive or send off in various directions; scatter.

2.  disperse
to spread widely; disseminate.

3.  disperse
to dispel; cause to vanish:
The wind dispersed the fog.

4.  disperse
to cause (particles) to separate uniformly throughout a solid, liquid, or gas.

5.  disperse
to subject (light) to dispersion.

6. (v.i.) disperse
to separate and move apart in different directions without order or regularity; become scattered.

7.  disperse
to be dispelled; vanish.

Etymology: (1350–1400; < L dispersus, ptp. of dispergere=di-di -²+-spergere, der. of spargere to scatter, strew)

Definition of 'disperse'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse
distribute loosely
"He scattered gun powder under the wagon"

2. (verb) disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter
to cause to separate and go in different directions
"She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"

3. (verb) break up, disperse, scatter
cause to separate
"break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"

4. (verb) disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out
move away from each other
"The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";

5. (verb) disperse
separate (light) into spectral rays
"the prosm disperses light"

6. (verb) circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around
cause to become widely known
"spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

Definition of 'disperse'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) disperse
to separate and move in different directions
Police dispersed the crowd.; We watched as the fish dispersed.

Definition of 'disperse'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) disperse
to scatter abroad; to drive to different parts; to distribute; to diffuse; to spread; as, the Jews are dispersed among all nations

2. (verb) disperse
to scatter, so as to cause to vanish; to dissipate; as, to disperse vapors

3. (verb) disperse
to separate; to go or move into different parts; to vanish; as, the company dispersed at ten o'clock; the clouds disperse

4. (verb) disperse
to distribute wealth; to share one's abundance with others

Translation of 'disperse'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to (cause to) scatter in all directions Some seeds are dispersed by the wind.
Afrikaans: versprei	Arabic: يُبَدِّد، يُشَتِّت	Bulgarian: разпилявам
Brazilian: dispersar	Czech: rozptýlit, roztrousit	German: zerstreuen
Danish: sprede	Greek: (δια)σκορπίζω, (δια)σκορπ	Spanish: dispersarse, diseminarse
Estonian: levitama, levima	Farsi: پاشاندن؛ پراکندن	Finnish: hajauttaa
French: (se) disperser	Hebrew: לְהִתפָּזֵר, לְפָזֵר	Hindi: बिखराना, बिखेरना
Croatian: raspršiti	Hungarian: (szét)szóródik	Indonesian: menyebar
Icelandic: dreifa	Italian: disperdere, disseminare	Japanese: 散らす
Korean: (사방으로) 흩어지게 하다	Lithuanian: išsklaidyti, išnešioti	Latvian: izkaisīt; izkliedēt
Malay: sebar	Dutch: uiteendrijven, uiteengaan	Norwegian: spre (seg) til alle kante
Polish: rozproszyć, rozsiać	Persian: پاشاندن؛ پراکندن	Pashto: تيت او پرك كول، شو په شو
Portuguese: dispersar	Romanian: a (se)împrăştia	Russian: рассеивать(ся)
Slovak: rozptýliť	Slovenian: raztresti (se)	Serbian: rasuti
Swedish: sprida[s], skingra[s]	Thai: ทำให้กระจัดกระจาย	Turkish: dağılmak, dağıtmak
Taiwanese: 散開，使散開	Ukrainian: розсіювати; розвіювати	Urdu: منتشر کرنا
Vietnamese: phân tán	Chinese: 使散开
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