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| dis·perse [ di spúrss ] (past and past participle dis·persed, present participle dis·pers·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·pers·es) |
transitive and intransitive verb |
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1. scatter: to cause something to scatter in different directions, or scatter in this way
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2. distribute widely: to distribute something over a wide area, or become widespread
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3. cause to disappear: to cause something to disappear, or disappear
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4. chemistry distribute evenly: to distribute particles evenly throughout a medium, or become distributed in this way
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5. physics separate into colors: to separate white light into the component colors of the spectrum, or undergo this process
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| [14th century. < Old French disperser< Latin dispers-, past participle of dispergere "scatter around" < spargere "scatter"] |
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  dis·pers·er noun |
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