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How to pronounce disperse in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms dissipate, scatter, spread out
Type of part, split, separate
Has types volley, aerosolise, aerosolize, break
Derivation dispersion


The crowds dispersed.
Type Words
Synonyms break up, dispel, dissipate, scatter
Type of separate, divide
Has types disband
Derivation dispersion
Type Words
Synonyms broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread
Type of air, bare, publicise, publicize
Has types popularise, podcast, generalize, generalise, vulgarise, sow, run, carry, vulgarize, popularize
Verb group spread, circulate, go around
Derivation dispersal, dispersion, dispersive
Type Words
Synonyms break up, scatter
Type of change integrity
Has types backscatter


disperse particles.
Type Words
Synonyms dot, dust, scatter, sprinkle
Type of discharge
Has types aerosolise, plash, spatter, splash, splatter, splosh, spray, sprinkle, swash, aerosolize, bespangle
Derivation dispersive
Type Words
Type of separate


the prism disperses light.

Examples of disperse

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Allow the excess water to rise and disperse then smooth off again with a trowel.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The hiders would disperse objects over a wider area to make them harder to find.
From the sciencedaily.com
The junk cloud will eventually disperse around the entire planet, like a shroud.
From the newsweek.com
He ordered the fighters to disperse in case a drone saw them, then turned to me.
From the guardian.co.uk
Males disperse much farther from their mothers and enter into a transient phase.
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For mountain gorillas, females disperse from their natal troops more than males.
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This will disperse the liquid and partially shield you from splatters and steam.
From the guardian.co.uk
Bands would migrate within their respective territories and disperse seasonally.
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Disperse anger by putting more energy into getting stellar professional results.
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More examples
  • Scatter: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
  • To cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
  • Break up: cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"
  • Move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";
  • Separate (light) into spectral rays; "the prosm disperses light"
  • Circulate: cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
  • Disperse is a Christian Rock band from Southern Indiana. The band was formerly known, with an adjusted roster, as "Stuff."
  • (Dispersal (ecology)) Biological dispersal refers to a species movement away from an existing population or away from the parent organism. ...
  • (Dispersion (chemistry)) A dispersion is a system in which particles are dispersed in a continuous phase of a different composition (or state). See also emulsion. ...