disperse
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disperse
- /dɪˈspɜːs/ UK
- /dɪˈspɝs/ US
Sounds like disburse · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)s
Where it comes from
From Middle French disperser, from Latin dispersus, past participle of dispergō (“to scatter abroad, disperse”), from dis- (“apart”) + spargō (“to scatter”); see sparse.
verb disperses · dispersing · dispersed
- To scatter in different directions. The Jews are dispersed among all nations.
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To break up and disappear; to dissipate.
Similar: destroy, annihilate, aerosolize, atomize, benothing, bewreck, blot out, blotto, dash, decompose, demolish, desolate
- To disseminate.
- To separate rays of light, etc., according to wavelength; to refract.
- To distribute throughout.
Similar: besprenge, broadcast, desparple, discuss, disgregate, disparkle, disparple, dispel, disperple, disperse, distribute, dwindle, straggle, flurr, insperse, instrew, litter, overshake, resperse, scatter, squander, sparble, sparkle, sparse, sperse, spread, springe, strew, strinkle, todrive · Opposite: assemble, collect, round up
adjective more disperse · most disperse
- Scattered or spread out. Australia itself is a very wide and very disperse country, where the distance problems significantly affect also the "internal" customer-supplier chains.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: scatter, spread out, diffuse, disseminate, propagate, spread, dissipate, break up, dispel, circulate, broadcast, circularize, dot, sprinkle, distribute, dust
verb
Similar: besprenge, broadcast, desparple, discuss, disgregate, disparkle, disparple, dispel, disperple, disperse, distribute, dwindle, straggle, flurr, insperse, instrew, litter, overshake, resperse, scatter, squander, sparble, sparkle, sparse, sperse, spread, springe, strew, strinkle, todrive · Opposite: assemble, collect, round up
Translations
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verb to scatter
| Español | dispersar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 흩다 heutda |
| 日本語 | 退散 taisan |
| Português | dispersar |
| Français | disperser, se disperser |
| Deutsch | zerstreuen, sich zerstreuen, verbreiten, verstreuen |
| Italiano | disperdere |
| Русский | рассе́ивать rasséivatʹ, рассе́ять rasséjatʹ, разбра́сывать razbrásyvatʹ, разброса́ть razbrosátʹ, рассыпа́ть rassypátʹ, рассы́пать rassýpatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | rải rác |
verb to dissipate
| 日本語 | 消散 |
|---|---|
| Português | dissipar |
| Deutsch | dissipieren |
| Italiano | disperdere |
| Русский | разгоня́ть razgonjátʹ, разогна́ть razognátʹ |
verb to disseminate
| Português | disseminar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | verteilen, verstreuen, verbreiten |
| Italiano | disseminarere |
| Русский | распространя́ть rasprostranjátʹ, распространи́ть rasprostranítʹ |
verb to refract
| Português | refratar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | streuen, aufteilen, auffächern |
| Italiano | disperdere, rifrangere |
| Русский | преломля́ть prelomljátʹ, преломи́ть prelomítʹ |
verb to distribute
| Português | distribuir |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | verteilen, dispergieren |
| Italiano | disperdere, distribuire |
| Русский | распространя́ть rasprostranjátʹ, распространи́ть rasprostranítʹ |
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