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Webster 1913 Edition
Disperse
Dis-perse′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Dispersed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dispersing
.] 1.
To scatter abroad; to drive to different parts; to distribute; to diffuse; to spread;
as, the Jews are
. dispersed
among all nationsThe lips of the wise
disperse
knowledge. Prov. xv. 7.
Two lions, in the still, dark night,
A herd of beeves
A herd of beeves
disperse
. Cowper.
2.
To scatter, so as to cause to vanish; to dissipate;
as, to
. disperse
vapors
Syn. – To scatter; dissipate; dispel; spread; diffuse; distribute; deal out; disseminate.
Dis-perse′
,Verb.
I.
1.
To separate; to go or move into different parts; to vanish;
as, the company
dispersed
at ten o’clock; the clouds disperse
.2.
To distribute wealth; to share one's abundance with others.
He hath
dispersed
, he hath given to the poor. Ps. cxii. 9.
Webster 1828 Edition
Disperse
DISPERSE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To scatter; to drive asunder; to cause to separate into different parts; as, the Jews are dispersed among all nations.2.
To diffuse; to spread.The lips of the wise disperse knowledge. Proverbs 15.
3.
To dissipate; as, the fog or the cloud is dispersed.4.
To distribute.DISPERSE
,Verb.
I.
1.
To be scattered; to separate; to go or move into different parts; as, the company dispersed at ten oclock.2.
To be scattered; to vanish; as fog or vapors.Definition 2024
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See also: dispersé
English
Verb
disperse (third-person singular simple present disperses, present participle dispersing, simple past and past participle dispersed)
- (transitive, intransitive) To scatter in different directions
- The Jews are dispersed among all nations.
- Bible, Proverbs xv. 7
- The lips of the wise disperse knowledge.
- Cowper
- Two lions, in the still, dark night, / A herd of beeves disperse.
- (transitive, intransitive) To break up and disappear; to dissipate
- (transitive, intransitive) To disseminate
- (physics, transitive, intransitive) To separate rays of light etc. according to wavelength; to refract
- (transitive, intransitive) To distribute throughout
Usage notes
- Do not confuse with the monetary word disburse, despite similarity.
Related terms
Translations
to scatter
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to dissipate
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to disseminate
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to refract
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to distribute
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Anagrams
French
Verb
disperse
- first-person singular present indicative of disperser
- third-person singular present indicative of disperser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of disperser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of disperser
- second-person singular imperative of disperser
Anagrams
Italian
Adjective
disperse
- feminine plural of disperso
Noun
disperse f
- plural of dispersa
Verb
disperse
- third-person singular past historic of disperdere
- third-person singular past historic of dispergere
disperse f
Anagrams
Latin
Participle
disperse
- vocative masculine singular of dispersus
References
- disperse in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- disperse in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “disperse”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
Portuguese
Verb
disperse
- first-person singular present subjunctive of dispersar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of dispersar
- first-person singular imperative of dispersar
- third-person singular imperative of dispersar
Spanish
Verb
disperse
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of dispersar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of dispersar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of dispersar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of dispersar.