Definitions

disperse

[dih-spurs] / dɪˈspɜrs /

VERB

distribute; scatter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break up circulate diffuse disappear disband discharge dislodge dispel dissipate dissolve scatter separate spray spread vanish

STRONG

banish besprinkle broadcast deal disburse dismiss disseminate eject intersperse partition propagate radiate rout scramble shed sow strew

WEAK

cast forth divvy dole out measure out send off split up take off in all directions

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accumulate appear arrive collect gather marry unite

STRONG

hide hold keep welcome

WEAK

arrange assemble garner

Example Sentences

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Disperse immediately! the puppet mimics in a wooden falsetto.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 11, 2019

Hulton shouted down: “Good God, sir! Do you not see how they are attacking the yeomanry? Disperse the crowd!”

From The Guardian • Jan. 4, 2018

Disperse Red 9 is a red powder that, when combined with water, will turn into a highly visible purple liquid.

From Scientific American • May 9, 2013

But the horse that was coming�and coming fast�was not Disperse but Celtic Ash.

From Time Magazine Archive

Disperse, ye lambs, far o'er the trackless wold!

From The Poems of Schiller — Suppressed poems by Schiller, Friedrich

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