DISPERSE
\dɪspˈɜːs], \dɪspˈɜːs], \d_ɪ_s_p_ˈɜː_s]\
Definitions of DISPERSE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
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cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
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to cause to separate and go in different directions, of crowds, for example; "She waved her hand and scattered the crows."
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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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To scatter, so as to cause to vanish; to dissipate; as, to disperse vapors.
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To separate; to go or move into different parts; to vanish; as, the company dispersed at ten o'clock; the clouds disperse.
By Oddity Software
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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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To scatter, so as to cause to vanish; to dissipate; as, to disperse vapors.
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To separate; to go or move into different parts; to vanish; as, the company dispersed at ten o'clock; the clouds disperse.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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