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Webster 1913 Edition

Disperse

Dis-perse′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Dispersed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Dispersing
.]
[L.
dispersus
, p. p. of
dispergere
to strew, scatter. See
Sparse
.]
1.
To scatter abroad; to drive to different parts; to distribute; to diffuse; to spread;
as, the Jews are
dispersed
among all nations
.
The lips of the wise
disperse
knowledge.
Prov. xv. 7.
Two lions, in the still, dark night,
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.
dispers. [L., to scatter.]
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.
dispers.
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

dispersé

dispersé

See also: disperse

French

Verb

dispersé m ‎(feminine singular dispersée, masculine plural dispersés, feminine plural dispersées)

  1. past participle of disperser

Anagrams

Spanish

Verb

dispersé

  1. First-person singular (yo) preterite indicative form of dispersar.

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