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One entry found for disperse.
Main Entry: dis·perse  Pronunciation: di-'sp&rs Function: verb Inflected Form(s): dis·persed; dis·pers·ing Etymology: Middle English, from Latin dispersus, past participle of dispergere to scatter, from dis- + spargere to scatter -- more at SPARK Date: 14th century transitive verb 1 a : to cause to break up <police dispersed the crowd> b : to cause to become spread widely c : to cause to evaporate or vanish <sunlight dispersing the mist> 2 : to spread or distribute from a fixed or constant source: as a archaic : DISSEMINATE b : to subject (as light) to dispersion c : to distribute (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 b : DISSIPATE, VANISH <the fog dispersed toward morning> synonym see SCATTER - dis·persed·ly /-'sp&r-s&d-lE, -'sp&rst-lE/ adverb - dis·pers·er noun - dis·pers·ible /-'sp&r-s&-b&l/ adjective
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