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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Disperse \Dis*perse"\, v. i. 1. To separate; to go or move into different parts to vanish; as the company dispersed at ten o'clock; the clouds disperse. 2. To distribute wealth; to share one's abundance with others He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor. --Ps. cxii. 9. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Disperse \Dis*perse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispersed}; p. pr & vb n. {Dispersing}.] [L. dispersus p. p. of dispergere to strew, scatter. See {Sparse}.] 1. To scatter abroad; to drive to different parts to distribute; to diffuse; to spread; as the Jews are dispersed among all nations. The lips of the wise disperse knowledge. --Prov. xv 7. Two lions, in the still dark night, A herd of beeves disperse. --Cowper. 2. To scatter, so as to cause to vanish; to dissipate; as to disperse vapors. Dispersed are the glories. --Shak. Syn: To scatter; dissipate; dispel; spread; diffuse; distribute; deal out disseminate. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: disperse v 1: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon." [syn: {scatter}, {sprinkle}, {dot}, {dust}] 2: to cause to separate and go in different directions, of crowds, for example; "She waved her hand and scattered the crows." [syn: {dissipate}, {dispel}, {break up}, {scatter}] 3: cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles" [syn: {break up}, {scatter}] 4: move away from each other "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"; [syn: {dissipate}, {scatter}, {spread out}] 5: as of information [syn: {circulate}, {circularize}, {circularise}, {distribute}, {disseminate}, {propagate}, {broadcast}, {spread}, {diffuse}, {pass around}]
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