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disperse

Dictionary definition · disperse

verb

  1. distribute loosely"He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
  2. to cause to separate and go in different directions"She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
  3. cause to separate"break up kidney stones"
  4. move away from each other"The crowds dispersed"
  5. separate (light) into spectral rays"the prism disperses light"
  6. cause to become widely known"spread information"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).