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dis·perse

(dĭ-spûrs′)

v. dis·persed, dis·pers·ing, dis·pers·es

v.tr.

a. To drive off or scatter in different directions: The police dispersed the crowd. See Synonyms at scatter.

b. To strew or distribute widely: The airplane dispersed the leaflets over the city.

2. To cause to attenuate and disappear: The sun dispersed the fog.

a. To separate (light) into spectral rays.

b. To distribute (particles) evenly throughout a medium.

v.intr.

1. To separate and move in different directions; scatter: The crowd dispersed once the concert ended.

2. To attenuate and vanish; dissipate: The storm clouds had dispersed by noon.

[Middle English dispersen, from Old French disperser, from Latin dispergere, dispers-, to disperse : dis-, apart; see dis- + spargere, to scatter.]

dis·pers′ed·ly (-spûr′sĭd-lē) adv.

dis·pers′er n.

dis·pers′i·ble adj.

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dispersible

(dɪsˈpɜːsɪbəl)

adj

capable of being dispersed

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