disperse

verb

1. distribute loosely

   verb.contact

   Synonyms dot dust scatter sprinkle

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. to cause to separate and go in different directions

   verb.motion

   Synonyms break up dispel dissipate scatter

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. cause to separate

   verb.change

   Examples

   Disperse particles.

   Synonyms break up scatter

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. move away from each other

   verb.motion

   Examples

   The crowds dispersed.

   Synonyms dissipate scatter spread out

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. separate (light) into spectral rays

   verb.contact

   Examples

   The prosm disperses light.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

6. cause to become widely known

   verb.communication

   Synonyms broadcast circularise circularize circulate diffuse disseminate distribute pass around propagate spread

   Source: WordNet 3.0

7. To scatter abroad; to drive to different parts; to distribute; to diffuse; to spread; as, the Jews are <i>dispersed</i> among all nations.

   verb

   Source: webster1913

8. To separate; to go or move into different parts; to vanish; as, the company <i>dispersed</i> at ten o'clock; the clouds <i>disperse</i>.

   verb

   Source: webster1913