Definition of Disperse

Verb: disperse di'spurs

Distribute loosely
"He dispersed gun powder under the wagon";
- scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust
Cause to separate and go in different directions
"She waved her hand and dispersed the crowds";
- dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter
Make a single entity or group split or become diffuse
"disperse particles";
- break up, scatter
Move away from each other
"The crowds dispersed";
- dissipate, scatter, spread out
Separate (light) into spectral rays
"the prism disperses light"
Cause to become widely known
"disperse a rumour";
- circulate, circularize, circularise [Brit], distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, pass around