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- pronunciation:
- dih
spuhrs
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
disperses, dispersing, dispersed |
| definition 1: |
to drive away in all directions; scatter.
A gunshot dispersed the flock of geese.- synonyms:
- distribute, scatter
- antonyms:
- assemble, collect, congregate, gather, huddle
- similar words:
- dispel, dissipate, radiate, sprinkle
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| definition 2: |
to distribute widely; disseminate.
Birds help trees disperse their seeds.My job was to disperse leaflets about the sale.- synonyms:
- broadcast, circulate, disseminate, distribute, spread
- antonyms:
- accumulate, collect, gather
- similar words:
- diffuse, dissipate, sow, strew
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| definition 3: |
to cause to disappear, as though by being driven away; dispel.
The police dispersed the crowd.- synonyms:
- dispel, dissipate
- similar words:
- disband, remove
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| related words: |
allocate, apportion, cast, disintegrate, dismiss, dissolve, propagate, repel, scatter, spray, sprinkle |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to break up and scatter.
The crowd dispersed quickly when the heavy rain started.- synonyms:
- dissolve, scatter
- antonyms:
- assemble, collect, concentrate, congregate, gather, huddle
- similar words:
- diffuse, disband
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| definition 2: |
to disappear or dissipate.
The ground fog dispersed as the day began to dawn.- synonyms:
- disappear, dissipate, vanish
- antonyms:
- collect
- similar words:
- dissolve, evanesce, evaporate
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| related words: |
disappear, disintegrate, lift, radiate, spread, vanish |
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| derivations: |
dispersible (adj.), dispersedly (adv.), disperser (n.) |
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