- 1[intransitive, transitive] to move apart and go away in different directions; to make someone or something do this The fog began to disperse. The crowd dispersed quickly. disperse somebody/something Police dispersed the protesters with tear gas.
- 2[transitive, intransitive] disperse (something) to spread or to make something spread over a wide area synonym scatter The seeds are dispersed by the wind.
disperse
verbNAmE//dɪˈspərs//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they disperse he / she / it disperses
past simple dispersed
-ing form dispersing
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