disperse

🇺🇸 /dɪˈspɜːrs/ 🇬🇧 /dɪˈspɜːs/
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verb
R

to spread out or move away in different directions

The police asked the crowd to disperse after the event ended.

R

to spread something over a wide area

The wind helps disperse seeds across the field.

translation

v. to spread out or move away in different directions; to spread something over a wide area

Word Forms

3rd Present disperses
Past dispersed
Perfect dispersed
Progressive dispersing