Dictionary Entry
disperse
disperse is a 8-letter English word with 10 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To scatter abroad; to drive to different parts; to distribute; to diffuse; to spread; as, the Jews are dispersed among all nations. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 10 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To scatter abroad; to drive to different parts; to distribute; to diffuse; to spread; as, the Jews are dispersed among all nations.
- 2transitive verb
To scatter, so as to cause to vanish; to dissipate; as, to disperse vapors.
- 3intransitive verb
To separate; to go or move into different parts; to vanish; as, the company dispersed at ten o'clock; the clouds disperse.
- 4intransitive verb
To distribute wealth; to share one's abundance with others.
- 5verb
cause to separate
"break up kidney stones"
"disperse particles"
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- 6verb
cause to become widely known
"spread information"
"circulate a rumor"
- 7verb
distribute loosely
"He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
- 8verb
separate (light) into spectral rays
"the prosm disperses light"
- 9verb
move away from each other
"The crowds dispersed"
"The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"
- 10verb
to cause to separate and go in different directions
"She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
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