disperse
Phonetic
US /dɪˈspɜːrs/UK /dɪˈspɜːs/
Translations
VERBTo scatter in different directions., To break up and disappear; to dissipate., To disseminate., To separate rays of light, etc., according to wavelength; to refract., To distribute throughout.
ADJScattered or spread out.
Variants
- disperses: Third Person Singular
- dispersing: Present Participle
- dispersed: Past Participle, Past Tense
Examples
Watching from his window on these gusty days, Maspero can see the retreating waves slowly disperse as they exit the port, eventually giving way to a calm, still surface.
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The goal of the exercise: to disperse around an unnamed island, link up with friendly “green” allies and repel an amphibious invasion by “red” forces
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Police ordered the crowd to disperse.
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