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- [dih-spurs]
- /dɪˈspɜrs/
- /dɪˈspɜːs/
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- [dih-spurs]
- /dɪˈspɜrs/
Definitions of disperse word
- verb with object disperse to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd. 1
- verb with object disperse to spread widely; disseminate: to disperse knowledge. 1
- verb with object disperse to dispel; cause to vanish: The wind dispersed the fog. 1
- verb with object disperse Physical Chemistry. to cause (particles) to separate uniformly throughout a solid, liquid, or gas. 1
- verb with object disperse Optics. to subject (light) to dispersion. 1
- verb without object disperse to separate and move apart in different directions without order or regularity; become scattered: The crowd dispersed. 1
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Origin of disperse
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English dispersen, disparsen (< Middle French disperser) < Latin dispersus (past participle of dispergere), equivalent to di- di-2 + -sper(g)- scatter (stem of -spergere, combining form of spargere to scatter, strew) + -sus past participle suffix
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Parts of speech for Disperse
noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
disperse popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
disperse usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for disperse
verb disperse
- break up — When something breaks up or when you break it up, it separates or is divided into several smaller parts.
- dispel — to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate: to dispel the dense fog.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- dissolve — to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution: to dissolve salt in water.
- diffuse — to pour out and spread, as a fluid.
Antonyms for disperse
verb disperse
- accumulate — When you accumulate things or when they accumulate, they collect or are gathered over a period of time.
- unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
- marry — to take in marriage: After dating for five years, I finally asked her to marry me.
- welcome — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
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