disperse
Pronunciation: /dɪˈspɜːs/
The English word “disperse” has 6 meanings listed here.
verb
- To scatter in different directions.
- To break up and disappear; to dissipate.
- To disseminate.
- To separate rays of light, etc., according to wavelength; to refract.
- To distribute throughout.
adjective
Etymology
From Middle French disperser, from Latin dispersus, past participle of dispergō (“to scatter abroad, disperse”), from dis- (“apart”) + spargō (“to scatter”); see sparse.
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