to drive or send off in various directions; scatter

to disperse a crowd.

to spread widely; disseminate

to disperse knowledge.

to dispel; cause to vanish

The wind dispersed the fog.

Physical Chemistry . to cause (particles) to separate uniformly throughout a solid, liquid, or gas.

Optics . to subject (light) to dispersion.

to separate and move apart in different directions without order or regularity; become scattered

The crowd dispersed.

to be dispelled; be scattered out of sight; vanish

The smoke dispersed into the sky.

Physical Chemistry . noting the dispersed particles in a dispersion.

verb

arrange , assemble , collect , garner , gather

verb

banish , besprinkle , break up , broadcast , cast forth , circulate , deal , diffuse , disappear , disband , disburse , discharge , dislodge , dismiss , dispel , disseminate , dissipate , dissolve , divvy , dole out , eject , intersperse , measure out , partition , propagate , radiate , rout , scatter , scramble , send off , separate , shed , sow , split up , spray , spread , strew , take off in all directions , vanishnotes:to disburse means \'to pay out or expend\'; to disperse is \'to scatter something\' , hand out , distribute , melt , vanish