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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
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     2. To distribute wealth; to share one's abundance with
        others.
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              He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor. --Ps.
                                                    cxii. 9.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
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              The lips of the wise disperse knowledge. --Prov. xv.
                                                    7.
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              Two lions, in the still, dark night,
              A herd of beeves disperse.            --Cowper.
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     2. To scatter, so as to cause to vanish; to dissipate; as, to
        disperse vapors.
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              Dispersed are the glories.            --Shak.
  
     Syn: To scatter; dissipate; dispel; spread; diffuse;
          distribute; deal out; disseminate.
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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) 2.0 : [ 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; "She
          waved her hand and scattered the crowds" [syn: dissipate,
           dispel, break up, scatter]
       3: move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The
          children scattered in all directions when the teacher
          approached"; [syn: dissipate, scatter, spread out]
       4: cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse
          particles" [syn: break up, scatter]
       5: cause to become widely known; "spread information";
          "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" [syn: circulate,
           circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate,
           propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, pass
          around]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  disperse
     Αγγλικά vb.
     (μτβ) διασκορπίζω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  disperse
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr disperser  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     German a.
     (de-adj form of: dispers)
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la dispersus  voc m s)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: dispersar)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  disperse
     a.
     Scattered or spread out.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive intransitive) To scatter#Verb in different
  directions.
     2 (lb en transitive intransitive) To break up and disappear; to
  dissipate.
     3 (lb en transitive intransitive) To disseminate.
     4 (lb en physics transitive intransitive) To separate#Verb rays of
  light#Noun, etc., according to wavelength; to refract.
     5 (lb en transitive intransitive) To distribute throughout.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  disperse
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr disperser  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     German a.
     (de-adj form of: dispers)
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la dispersus  voc m s)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: dispersar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  disperse
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr disperser  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     German a.
     (de-adj form of: dispers)
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la dispersus  voc m s)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: dispersar)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  disperse
     Ranska vb.
     (fr-v-taivm 1 d ispers e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  disperse
     Engelska vb.
     skingra

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Disperse /dɪspˈɜːs/
  فرّق

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  disperse //dɪˈspɜːs// //dɪˈspɝs// 
  разпилявам, разпръсквам, разсейвам
  to scatter

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  disperse /dɪspˈɜːs/ 
  rozptýlit